Let's keep the dream alive
The first week of my sophomore law school year sneaked in to jumpstart the year as if summer was just some hazy blistering memory. Already the second day into it, we had a 58 point exam and 15 handwritten digests to work on. I already got called once and have spent more than 5k for books and photocopies alone. All in the first freakin week.
I also realized that we have more subjects now and most of them are all quite related that I get a teensy bit confused. It is the first week after all. Cut me some slack. The load's as demanding as it usually is. And it's just bound to get harder - even more so by the amount of cases we have to read and the subject matter at hand. For the most part, they all seem a lot more challenging to me. But getting to know some of our new professors has been both delightful and stressful at the same time. There's always some form of brilliance exuding from most of them and it pushes me to work even harder to somehow, someday be able to have that power to do the same thing to those who are eager to learn. I think my admiration, appreciation and gratitude towards teachers/mentors will always presently haunt me. Having that capacity to shape minds, move people and change lives is something so incredibly beautiful to me.
The long weekend was good. It felt like a blessing, especially with the sudden intermittent downpour of rain. It's an emotional time for me even amidst all the load of school. Quiet time with myself and my family becomes so much more precious. Other than that, I've had time to watch a lot of movies and even finish some commissioned graphic work for my sister and her org in UP. It might have been awhile since I last dabbled on Photoshop and Illustrator and yet I'm happy to say that I still feel so at home with it.
There are a lot of things I unfortunately get to miss out on now that I'm still studying. At this very moment, my two best friends are probably having the time of their lives together in Singapore after recently just being in Bali. I also wish I could go back on stage and start singing and performing - maybe audition for a play again. I even wish I actually had my own money and shop a little less guiltily. Haha.
But then there are those things that help keep my dream alive and intact: the current state of our country, the new administration, brilliant minds and powerful words, the idea of working for the UN, studying in Columbia, living with my best friend in NYC, my late grandfather's ultimate dream and as I have mentioned before, the capacity to shape minds, move people and change lives.
Let's do this. Wish me luck.
I also realized that we have more subjects now and most of them are all quite related that I get a teensy bit confused. It is the first week after all. Cut me some slack. The load's as demanding as it usually is. And it's just bound to get harder - even more so by the amount of cases we have to read and the subject matter at hand. For the most part, they all seem a lot more challenging to me. But getting to know some of our new professors has been both delightful and stressful at the same time. There's always some form of brilliance exuding from most of them and it pushes me to work even harder to somehow, someday be able to have that power to do the same thing to those who are eager to learn. I think my admiration, appreciation and gratitude towards teachers/mentors will always presently haunt me. Having that capacity to shape minds, move people and change lives is something so incredibly beautiful to me.
The long weekend was good. It felt like a blessing, especially with the sudden intermittent downpour of rain. It's an emotional time for me even amidst all the load of school. Quiet time with myself and my family becomes so much more precious. Other than that, I've had time to watch a lot of movies and even finish some commissioned graphic work for my sister and her org in UP. It might have been awhile since I last dabbled on Photoshop and Illustrator and yet I'm happy to say that I still feel so at home with it.
There are a lot of things I unfortunately get to miss out on now that I'm still studying. At this very moment, my two best friends are probably having the time of their lives together in Singapore after recently just being in Bali. I also wish I could go back on stage and start singing and performing - maybe audition for a play again. I even wish I actually had my own money and shop a little less guiltily. Haha.
But then there are those things that help keep my dream alive and intact: the current state of our country, the new administration, brilliant minds and powerful words, the idea of working for the UN, studying in Columbia, living with my best friend in NYC, my late grandfather's ultimate dream and as I have mentioned before, the capacity to shape minds, move people and change lives.
Let's do this. Wish me luck.