Chapter 36: Final Fall at BU

Remember how I was going to blog about my Fall Semester as a Senior in college? Fail. I am not home in Utah about to go to bed in my own bed, my own comfy bed. But before I do that I wanted to tell you about a few things I learned over the semester. I'll type one thing for each class.

OB 221-Organizational Behavior

In this class I learned about my personality type: INFJ. It was interesting to see how I differed from my other teammates. I also related this to the quote from The Italian Job movie: FINE:Freaked Out, Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotional. I find that to often be who I am. I am proud to be an INFJ though. And I definitely strengthened other parts of my personality that were beforehand weaker.

EC 333-Antitrust Economics (the actual name was Market Organizations and Public Policy I believe)

This class was awesome. And although I don't have anything too specific, I did learn that I like learning about Antitrust cases. I found the class to be really interesting and more my style. Oh, but I do remember we studied the case: Utah Pie vs. Continental Baking (1967?). I was happy to hear the words, Salt Lake City, in a class. I felt cool, even though no one knew I was from there. Utah Pie won the case, just so you know.....but in modern view they might not have.

EC 323-Behavioral Economics

Although I thought this class would be easy, it wasn't. The material was fascinating, but it was a different style of testing than I was used to. BUT, I learned from the class and could relate it to my life. We studied about preferences and how they can change according to when the decision actually comes. For instance when going to bed you set your alarm and prefer to wake up at 6AM rather than 7AM. But when you wake up at 6AM the next morning, your preferences change and you prefer to wake up at 7AM. This class teaches about how people act and make decisions every day. Pretty cool.

EC 341-Monetary and Banking Institutions

This class was quite boring and harder for me (because it was boring and I got tired). I actually really wanted to learn the information because I knew it really related to today's time. Unfortunately I will say the teacher wasn't the greatest. Maybe I just didn't give him a chance, but it was really hard to learn the information. The book became my best friend in that class. The cool part of the class was when I was reading and related it to my life or the gospel. Yes, these things actually happen. When reading the risk chapter I definitely could relate to myself. In another chapter about stocks, I read a certain part and automatically thought about the gospel. So, of course, I am going to share it with you:

"[Faith] tends to rise steadily and slowly, collapsing only on those rare occasions when normal [life] mechanisms are out of alignment. For most people, the experience of losing or gaining [faith] suddenly is more memorable than the experience of making it gradually. By being preoccupied with the potential short-term losses associated with crashes, we lose sight of the gains we could realize if we took a longer-term view" (Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. Cecchetti and Schoenholtz, 181).

The bracketed parts are words I replaced. I would have to say though, it was quite the discovery for me. Made my reading a lot more enjoyable.

So that was my semester academically. My last Fall Semester at BU. Crazy. I really enjoyed it though. I broke out of my shell more. I had my ups and my downs. But most importantly, I LEARNED. And not just academically. I learned a lot more about myself and what my desires/passions are.

I am going to continue forward in this battle.

"Go forward and not backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into singing."

(Doctrine and Covenants 128:22)

Chapter 35: Assembling myself

Today was the first day of classes and it was not that bad, considering I had a gym class and then one econ course. That's my Tuesday for you!

After classes I decided to assemble my dresser from Ikea. I was excited because I hadn't really done this before. This was my challenge (not that it was all that hard). It was fun and something to accomplish. I took my time, turned on some music, and so on. After a little while, the dresser came together so nicely! Now I have a place to put my clothes rather than living out of a suitcase. Thank goodness for organization.

I am getting used to this apartment more and more each day, as well as loving it. I feel less cramped up in a place, and feel more at home. It makes me excited for when I officially move out of my parents' home.

I can tell already that this is going to be a difficult year, but I also know that it's going to be filled with fun. Like the dresser, I am going to assemble myself this year. I have all the pieces, I just have to trust in the Lord's directions and follow them. One day I will have a purpose like a dresser holding clothes. I'll figure it out. And there's a purpose that I am here in Boston. I tell myself that all the time to keep me going. I could have stayed in Utah easily, but then again, it's not about the easy. I am finding more and more pieces of myself all around, and eventually I will be able to settle down.

Now is the time to discover and assemble.

(This is my schedule for the Fall semester)

Chapter 34: So Long Sweet Summer.....

It's been forever since I have update this blog. My apologies. I have officially moved back to Boston for my Senior year of college. What the?! My goal (one of my goals I should say) is to blog about my year. The experiences, the good, the bad, and just.....everything that I learn. This is my final year! Let's hope I don't screw it up. :)

I've learned so much over this last summer. While I may still have a bit of a curse, it's slowly getting to be better, and more bearable. I met some amazing people too. They are lights in my life and knowing that I have such a great support group makes it easier to get through this next school year. I have a lot to look forward to.

So long sweet summer. It's time to conquer another year and make a Heaven out of the Hell I thought I was in. Really it's all how you look at it. And this is the year I create something amazing in my life.

(Here's a sample of part of my room-I'll get more settled in later)

Also I forgot about the funny story on my plane ride here. I got onto my second flight from Denver to Boston. There was a family that needed a window seat and room for two (so a whole row) and no one was offering as the flight attendant walked down and asked. The guy in my row started getting up and so I was okay with moving as well. Too bad it took someone else to have me do a service. Anyway, she thanked me and then wanted to do something for me and asked what do I drink.....vodka? I thought it was funny and replied that I don't drink. Vodka was offered probably because it was the cheapest, but at least she offered. And that means I look 21! At least.

Welcome to Boston. :)