Here’s the thing…. overachievers are overachievers even when they don’t act like it. All college students feel stress, but overachievers stress about the stupidest things (take it from someone who is doing so at this very moment).
Hugo Chavez died, and I am worried that I didn’t know enough about him because my major is International Studies and my focus is supposedly Latin America (which has more than one country…). Sure, I’m taking my first Latin American culture class this semester, but I should already know everything there is to know because INTERNET and OTHERWISE I’M NOT SMART. *sigh* Do you see?
While midterms seem like a minor speed bump before the beautiful week-ish of spring break, their existence is quite nerve-wracking. Group projects and research papers and exams always happen at the same time, and I am already freaking out about finals because I know how early I’ll have to start my final projects. How in the world do people handle this when they are behind on their time? I’m already going nuts trying to organize research for Spanish class at the Dominican Studies Institute for the presentation I’m doing the first full week after spring break. I have a presentation this Thursday and a midterm next Thursday. Readings and homework are due in between, but let’s not get finicky.
The one thing that’s freaking me out the most is my application for the Colin Powell Center’s Partners for Change Fellowship. It’s due next Tuesday and I am having my first and only (15 minute) meeting with the person that assists honors students with their applications. That might not be so helpful.
I have great recommenders that love me, though, and that makes me really happy. They support me and appreciate me as a person, which is more important than getting a fellowship. It’s wonderful to encounter people that can truly help you with your academic and personal development. My two recommenders just happen to lessen my stress because they are great writers and the things they will be writing about are all good.
I guess there are no pictures or anything in this blog, but I’m just glad I wrote my stress out a bit before I had spent a month without blogging. Like Tuesday/Thursday Zumba, I miss it and I need it back. And I’m going to get it back. As soon as I get the fellowship and ace all my classes (not including A-‘s here. Already had one of those. Didn’t like it).
Meditation is really useful for stress, you guys. Just go be quiet somewhere for a minute!
Looove,
Julia
