Self-Promise

This sudden urge to write arrived unexpectedly. But I just know that writing is good for my mental health, and I guess I am going to act on this wave of inspiration. Call it what you may, but in this collection of writing, I hope that my insights can be somewhat substantial without taking myself too seriously on this whole writing thing.

I honestly can't believe that it is less than a month away until I am traveling to Boston. One of my favorite cities in the world. A place where it feels like home, a place so loved that it warms my heart. Filled with kind people, places that inspire me, challenge me to dig deeper and require me to show my true character. I am going to be honest, I am kind of nervous about the transition that is just around the corner and right now is approaching me in the forms of tons of emails and notifications. Going from a super extravert to a somewhat timid introverted girl in just a year, I am curious to see how I will continue to adapt in a completely new social scene. And even though, I think I know Boston pretty well, something tells me that there are a lot more lovely stories that this city has to offer to me.

I don't know what's up with that but intelligence has always fascinated me. I always liked to observe bright thinkers and innovators in books, movies or real life. I always find myself thinking that one day I would like to use my knowledge for good purposes and to perhaps inspire others with it.
This freshman year, I am ready to work hard and outwork myself both academically and personally and I am ready to be responsible to every academic commitment, to expand on my intellectual curiosity, to cherish all the forms of academia and bright minds around me. In short, my aspiration is to live by the expectations that I have made for myself. I am willing to put my mind, body and soul in being committed to my academics in college, and this time, I would like to do it for myself. For my own enjoyment. Disciplining myself in this way, I decided to make academics my number one priority until I feel that taking care of my grades turns into the second nature. A subgoal to this promise is find my niche in the next couple of years, and I don't care whether it will come in a form of building robotics, programming or medical studies, I am on the train to find my academic calling. And yes, you will most likely see me in the library a lot this year.















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