Chapter 38: Just what I needed

Today was a great day and to top it all off my sister and her boyfriend came by my place for a visit. I figured it would just be a chill hang out for awhile, but no they both surprised me with a case of Mexican coca colas! For those of you who don't know.....this is my favorite. My room back home is sort of decorated with the bottles. And it tastes so much better than the regular coca cola you buy in the store.

I am writing this more than just as a thank you to them, but to say that life is grand! February came and is now gone. It was an interesting month of craziness. But it's over now and I have been blessed with some amazing moments in my life. I have had some wonderful conversations with friends, new people, and my family.

It's small moments like this that make me smile. Although life can get hectic, it can also bring about special and happy moments. And we should never forget that. Take in those moments and let yourself be happy. It's okay. Life doesn't always have to be busy and fast pace. Slow down once in awhile and look around. You often find you are surrounded by some amazing people and amazing beauties.

Today is just what I needed. :)

Chapter 37: The Year 2012

Well it seems as though 2011 is gone, my winter break is gone, and I am in Boston for my last semester at Boston University. How did I get this old? It seems weird that I have made it this far and that I am so close to being done with college! It's amazing how much I have grown and how much I have learned in just about four years. I am definitely a different person than I was Freshman year. It's good though, not only am I growing up to be an adult, but I am keeping the kid inside of me. :)

I am a little scared. I figure fear is natural for this time of my life. I am not quite sure what to think, but I do know that there is more for me to learn. I have many adventures ahead of me. Good and bad. Gotta have both to have a true experience! Haha.

How does it feel to be a Senior in college?

Relieving. Stressful. Relaxing. Fun. Content. Prepared. Scared. Excited. Adventurous. Worried. Thrilled. Terrified. Hilarious. Odd. Confused. Grand.

It's the year 2012 (supposedly the world is coming to an end). But before then, I get to graduate college. It's a true accomplishment. And holding that degree will make me feel like I am worth something in this world, even if others do not see that. I know it. And it's not just the degree, but the experiences.

I guess that's all I have to say for now. My 2012 slogan is: BE BOLD. So I am going to be bold and this year is going to be one of the craziest. Life is always changing. We change with it. And you know what.....it's extremely fun, challenging, and amazing.

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)