Religion

Have you ever thought about how cans religion influence college? Or how can you handle the different situations and its impact? Different ideologies and social groups can influence both positively and negatively your studies. Because we use religion to our convenience, you'll see that our faith it is often tested during college.

How can religion influence college?
Religion has always been a delicate subject to talk about, it's important to be open minded when you talk or listen to someone talking about this topic because in college you will meet people and they will test how strong is your faith. Religion is an organized collection of beliefs and cultures that relate humanity to a type of existence.

The theory of Darwin (the origin of species) says that...this theory, because of what it says, is very controversial and sensitive. It causes many students to feel uncomfortable when it is discussed. In college you'll encounter a variety of beliefs and not everyone will share your same ideologies so you have to respect that because at the end, we all worship one God but with a different name.

There are different students organizations in every university and among them, a religious one. I personally know two of them, one of the being the "Confra" where the  members are "Pentecostal" and the other one called "Pastoral universitaria" where the members belong to a catholic church. Yet religion serves emotional support and helps us overcome difficult times. It gives us the strength to believe in something though it can seems like everything conspires against us and there's people who are believers but they only ask for help and wait for a miracle to happen when moments are tight.

Is very unfortunate that even in religion exists discrimination, sometimes we tend to reject and prejudiced a person just because their beliefs aren't the same as ours. Studies are extremely important and it's unfair that someone stop studying because they feel discriminated. Faith is the only thing a person can have and no one can't take that away from you, it stays to believe and go on forever.  

  

 

 

 
 

Death

Death, as this may interfere with the studies? How can you change the outlook of view? How painful it can be for other people? How leading to the loss directly or not? There are many consequences that bring death in this case of a loved one. Difficult to overcome and accept loss.

During the time I lived I had to say goodbye to several beloved beings but there was a recent one which has hurt me a lot. On September 23, 2014 I lost a great friend, classmate in a vehicular accident. From overnight everything changed, there was a complete disconnection to studies. Nothing is the same, with just thinking I had life ahead, a promising future, gives me great sadness, nostalgia. I still spread their joy at the memory. As a result of my disconnection I blur me and did not give the required performance and time to classes. I had a not very good performance in the absence of concentration.

I know my friend is in a better place, but this event changed my perspective view completely. It is amazing how in the blink of an eye life can change, stop. Now I try to be a better person every day of my life, love people around me and did not finish the day with some of them angry. I have an open and fair mind, where before making any attempt to analyze future decision possible consequences. Always thinking of the closest to me and the people who love me.

No doubt any loss whether familiar or not, somewhat painful. Because at least at some point one individual feels empathy is put in the place of that person who is suffering and tries to pretend that pain because you never know when it will touch closely. The pain of a loss due to an unexpected death is not easy to cure; it takes and never heals completely. Life is over and you must understand that the Almighty has a plan for each of us and we must respect their decisions. Living day to day and do good without looking at whom to be happy.

We know that does not charge that can support not only ask him strength to all who suffer this loss and not forsake us. Everything in life is possible with faith. It is what gives me the strength and motivation to continue my studies and future plans to achieve that I have. It only remains to say no collapse for any situation that occurs in their lives. It is always important to seek help as I did to move forward and not look back for the world.

War

Hi, thanks for visiting my blog again. This week I will be speaking to about the emotional wars that a student will face at the end of their fourth year and the beginning of college life. This stage is critical because it’s where decisions take a great impact for several years.

During my high school years of high school I had made  the decision to study in the health field. . Thanks to a lecture given at school and my initiative I was able to participate in a program in the Central Caribbean University about careers in health. To contact them got a pass for me and several of my fellow students. These activities were very rewarding and I made the most of the activities.  I got another contact and it opened the doors for me in the Academy of Medical Directors of Puerto Rico.

These decisions were not easy to make and came with many implications. Every email, call to it was with fear because I did not know what would be there response.  Answer  in which today I have no regrets. Thanks to these decisions today I am science student.

Not everything was for the best; this new era brought many changes in my life. At this stage where the war of inner emotions begins looking for who you really are. Thank God during this difficult time which some choose to surrender, I had the support of my parents and sisters at all times. I also received   counseling and psychology services at the university where I study which helped me find my inner self and helped me adjust to university life.

I hope this experience will help other people. I want them to know that in life you need support and help so they can understand what you are going through. Life is just one and there are always emotional wars but you are the one that has the decision in your hands to see who wins. 

Happiness

 

 

As I mentioned before I will be expressing my experiences through weekly post with different themes, which I hope will help those people who have not yet reached this stage of their lives, to serve them as examples and experience. This week I will talk about my happiness in high school and its impact in university. Happiness, what is happiness? Perhaps for many people happiness is something mainly material such as money and luxuries, but for others like me happiness can be represented in the act of helping others, it makes me feel good, be helpful no matter who. For me happiness does not come because of the material that you have or want, but you need to live and do well. Happiness comes to me, when I am a leader, I also help in organizing events for people with simple gestures of cordiality, make others feel good. A good morning or a smile to cause me instant happiness to be able to perceive the change in the faces of others.

Sometimes I actually think what I do is not happiness but it is an escape for not being in my home and to face family conflicts. Moreover happiness from my perspective as I had already mentioned is the gesture of doing well to others, to cause you got to be happy to others. The happiness I found during my school years, in this case higher, taking up all my free time in different groups as it was in the school newspaper, presentations of plays also finding solutions to certain issues on the School Board and convey joy through music, etc. In performing these activities I forget all my problems and only focus the moment for me to realize what I do correctly. It's like being stopped to be someone else, that person you have unconditionally. By doing what I love I feel happy, happy, motivated, and that's what makes me want to move forward. An inexplicable feeling.

            Happiness as I defined it made me want to be part of something. I am inspired to belong to the school newspaper where we reported important events that happened at school. Enter the theater group where I did work behind racks and it was not until my senior year I discovered that I had charisma in action which caused me even more happiness. In my years as a student I entered the municipal school band bringing joy during each concert and presentation. See the astonishment of the people to hear the songs, make them remember and relive moments of their lives and at the same time they pay you up and applause we give away is priceless. Community service in my community with the youth was not easy, but rewarding. With them I could perform various activities in which they are glad the lives of many people in the community.

Looking from another point of view the fact of using these and other activities as an escape route to clear my mind no doubt I was served upon entering college and to continue doing what I like. My experience in the school band opened doors to ask the college band, which conducted semiannually concert overflowing with joy to people. Serve as an alliance between the students, the board and management of the institution where I study. Performing such an act, personally makes me feel happy because I think I'm helping my other fellow students. In addition there is always opportunity to perform community service giving the opportunity to anyone who wishes to make such a gesture of kindness possible.

 

Who I mean after all, that in life there is time for everything. It is important to enjoy every step to the maximum, but with prudence and balance, take advantage of every opportunity you thought to grow as an individual personally and commonly. My experience was a rewarding but dry. Dry by lack of solid friendships, because the simple fact that everyone knows who you are and respect does not mean at all that you are friends. Perhaps leave with many questions and that is why I invite you to continue reading my post every week hoping to clarify any doubts you may have.

Introduction Week

Welcome to my Blog “My experience of high school and their impact on my college life”. My name is Carlos M. Otero and I live in Cidra, Puerto Rico. I study Natural Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico of Cayey. I am 20 year old, and I like to help people.

    This blog is created with the purpose of explaining some personal experiences of my high school years and explaining how they impact my college life. The first stage of this blog will have 10 weeks, each with different themes associated with my life experiences. With every post I publish, I guarantee that you will get to know me better, in those periods of my life.