I went to see my family this
weekend in Carson City. I was so excited until I unexpectedly found out that my
mom put my dog to sleep that Friday morning. Consequently, I took Friday off, I
checked out mentally, and decided to talk a drive/walk to my favorite place in
Carson, Old Clear Creek the following morning. My plate felt so full, I needed
to collect my emotions and thoughts.
As I drove
through the windy road, I realized nature is my medicine for difficult
situations. I parked my car and began to start my adventure across the creek,
up the dirt hill, and eventually the rock wall. I thought about my parent’s
houses in comparison to my apartment. No one ever broke into my car and I always
kept it unlocked. No one ever dinged your door or put dents in it while parallel
parking, but if they did, they would leave a card with their number instead of
bailing out as fast as possible. Living in Reno was getting to me. I began to
wonder why life is so crazy in college. I came up with a few different
scenarios, the first being, all of the students are stressed out and get pushed
to breaking points, maybe that is why they steal stereos or are so hostile.
Second, almost all graduate schools expect students to get above a 3.8 GPA in
college in order to go to that school. An example of this is medical school because
my goal in life is to become a surgeon, but now the pressure is on and I must
maintain an immaculate GPA just to learn how to become one. Finally, the third
is sustaining academics while also partaking in some sort of a social life because
yeah, maintaining academics can be easier without a social life, but life is
not. Furthermore, I organized my thoughts and felt that in order to have a life
in college, you must find that perfect balance between all of your components
like working, homework, studying, friends, school, and especially grades.
By the end
of the walk, I made another goal that I need to complete and get right in order
to accomplish becoming a surgeon. This goal being to try to find that balance,
but always focus on school, maybe try to see friends while doing homework most
of the time. If it all works out, than life will not be so bad, it will be a
joy.
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