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Aaron: Reminder of Home

By astiles | Published May 20, 2013

After spending a rather stressful week memorizing scenes and catching up on homework, it was nice to hang out with my friend and head to Tigard to Sweet Tomatoes. Sweet Tomatoes (what’s called Souplantation back where I live in Southern California) is one of my favorite places to eat and reminded me just how close I am to returning back home. I have such interesting feelings as to me leaving…seeing as though things are getting more stressful, there still is a collective sense among students of happiness as the sun is out and a lot of events are also going on. First, there was the Luau and then Wildstock in which the musical acts Ready Set and Outasight played. Life is definitely more exciting academically and socially as people are trying to work their hardest over these next week to have all their work pay off. It’s definitely an interesting environment to see and be a part of.
Ultimately, for me, only having one final does make things much easier on myself. I still have a scene and two monologues to memorize (the scene I’ll have to memorize by tomorrow!) so I’ll definitely still be busy like everyone else. I do hope that I’ll be able to get it together by tomorrow and at least have a majority of the lines memorized. If not, I just know I’ve tried my hardest so I’m not going to overstress myself about it. Overall, I’m ready for the summer but am so happy for all I have had here and am so glad to have my first year of college spent at Linfield.

Back from Spring Break!

By astiles | Published April 2, 2013

My Spring break turned out better than expected! I had a great time with family and since now I’ve been closer to family, I’ve been able to visit with family more often as well as get rides places from my uncle who lives in Eugene, Oregon. I had time to myself to spend on relaxation and, of course, eating a few chocolate eggs here and there. Also, I got to see my 5 month old goddaughter and take tons of great pictures of her! Spring break reminded me just how lucky I am to have a family that always makes me laugh and is so generous to me. And, also, I am so grateful to be at a college that I can easily access time with my family rather than if I stayed at a school in California. Especially, now, after my grandmothers’ stroke, I’m so happy I am able to access her and help her if she needs me. Visit with my God-Daughter :)
Now that I’m back from spring break, I feel re-energized to work on my assignments. I’ve been trying to do them as early as possible so I have time for revision to make sure I’m turning in a superior product. However, while most people have been studying for midterms, the only midterm I had was to write an essay that psycho analyzes a character from a television show! While it took quite a bit of time to get it where wanted it, it actually enhanced my understanding and respect for the television show I chose! This is a perfect example of exactly why I love my Survey of Psychology class despite it being at 8:45 am!)
I’ve been finding my Critical Thinking class interesting, with it’s somewhat mathematical approaches to abstract concepts such as reason, argument and validity. The professor relates philosophy from the times of Ancient Greece and other older time periods and relates them to modern questions of morality which has been the highlight of my time spent in the class.
The hardest class I’ve been having has, surprisingly, been acting which requires quite a bit of reading, writing, memorization and participation. However, these aren’t hard categories to achieve yet they can be time consuming. The class has taught me the importance of time management. I’ve been starting to consider the time I take to complete essays and other projects so I don’t end up rushing or over-extending a piece I’m working on. Also, the task of starting it much earlier to make sure I have enough time for, if not peer revision, revision with the professor since luckily Linfield’s professors have enough time to meet with you one-on-one and help you with your work.
Today I received my Fall 2013-14 Linfield registration sheet which reminds me of what classes I should do. Should I continue going down the track of a Political Science major? Or should I go down the track of my newfound passion of Psychology? These decisions are big ones for myself, considering I both believe I have strengths and weaknesses in both. However, luckily, my counselor scheduled with me a time to talk about my future at Linfield college which I believe will help me alleviate some problems I’ve been having as far as deciding which path I want to take.