Carlo Williams

This week has been crazy. Craziest week I have had yet and it still is not over. These past few days I have been living and breathing Physiology. I survived that exam and now I have another exam coming up for my Crusades class. In addition, next time I need to remind myself to ask off for work when I have multiple papers and a test due. Even though midterms are not over for me just, yet it is nearing the end. For those who are also struggling, we will get through this! I have been away for a few days from this class, but I want to make sure I finish up all my extra credit for this week, or as much as I can. One good thing about this week is Captain Marvel. I will probably be seeing that this week so it will be a good break away from all the schoolwork. I hope Captain Marvel has been as great as all the other Marvel movies. I would say my top three Marvel movies would be Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Thor: Ragnarok. I will be going into Captain Marvel with high expectati...

Week 7 is almost over! Time has been flying by fast. The semester is almost halfway over, which is very scary to think about. Can time slow down a little bit and the semester last longer. I am not ready to adult yet. I still have no idea what I am doing with my life. Well I have an idea, but I still feel like I am so far away from achieving my goal. I was thinking about what I wanted to write for my famous last words this week. I am hear just listening to music, thinking about what I want to write about. One word came to mind and it was endurance. We are constantly enduring challenges throughout our lives whether it be emotionally or physically. Mine this week happened to be physical. As I was getting ready for work Wednesday morning I left my apartment at 7:30am. However, the apartment complex did not put the salt over the ice. My dumb self slipped walking down over the first step and landed on my butt. I basically bounced down each step. I tried grabbing on to the railing, but the ...

Week 6 is almost over. Right now as I am typing there is one word that keeps on popping up in my head. The word is "hope". There is hope that I will get an A on my next physiology test or there is hope that I might actually wake up at 6am in the morning to go to the gym. Hope is something I am holding onto. I have hope for myself. However, hope can also be misleading. People can stay within their comfort and just hope for the best, when action also needs to be taken. Not only do I need hope, but I also need to take action. I believe I can make that happen. Overall, this week has been a success. A set a goal to get all of Week 6 assignments including extra credit done by today, so after this I just have one more extra credit assignment to do. I am starting a new series on Netflix called "You." The first episode was really good, but it is also dangerous because now I want to binge watch some more of it. My goal is to get this done first, then continue binge watching...

Week 5 has been a success for me. This week has gone by great for me so far. I read the graphic novel, "Sita: Daughter of the Earth". It was by far my favorite story I have read for this class so far. I can not recommend the graphic novel enough for those who are looking for additional readings. The graphic novel was beautiful and portrayed the story of Sita from a different perspective. I am excited to start reading the Mahabharata. A friend told me that it was more emotional to him compared to the Sita and it actually made him cry, so I am interested to find out more about the Mahabharata. In addition, this past week has been good. I have pretty much been working and going to school. Preparing for Valentine's day was hectic. There were so many pre-orders to do at my work for Valentines day because everyone wants strawberries that day. However, the week has finally slowed down and now we are pretty much restocking and catching up. I am also excited for this coming week...

I was debating what I should put for my famous last words blog. I am nearly done with Week 4 and the semester is starting to kick back up with the first round of midterms. I wanted to first let everyone know that you all go this! These next two weeks might be insane with midterms, but make sure you are taking breaks. A goal I set for myself is to start going back into the gym. Exercising is a great in general, and personally when I exercise I feel that it is easier to study and retain information. Starting soon, I will be exercising consistently( I will try). Another goal I have in mind is eating healthier. It is difficult finding the time to meal prep and eat healthy, but I just have to dedicate some time during the weekend to cook for the week! That way I can save more money and also eat less unhealthy foods. That means less Canes for me. Freshman year of college, I would constantly eat at Canes, so pretty much every time they saw me they already knew my order. Granted, there is no...

To sum up my current state, I am a mess. I set expectations upon myself, but sometimes they do not work out and it is completely my fault. I planned on getting ahead in the class and here I am writing this a few hours before the assignment is due. On the bright side I am still getting this done, but it would be so much better if I started earlier. The biggest mistake I made so far was telling my boss I could work my hours. I had a major talk with my parents about work and school, since this is my last semester, and for my case school is more important than working a lot of hours right now. I will be working less hours this semester so I can focus more on school because I know as the weeks become busier I am going to be drained from everything. Biggest piece of advice I can give someone this week is schedule your time wisely for sure and also make sure the schedule you set is doable. Whether you have to cut back hours from work, or spend a few hours less with friends, just make sure yo...

This semester has started out great for me so far. Specifically for this class my focus is now getting ahead with the class like I had planned during Week 1. The writing has been great and I love that I am able to use my creativity while writing my stories. I can not wait to start reading the Ramayana either today or during the weekend sometime. My goal is to get ahead in this class and I hope with growth mindset I am developing I am able to accomplish this goal. My best writing this week was actually for my class called the "Crusades". We had to read a epic poem called The Song of Roland which had plenty of fighting and gore if anyone is interested. The writing involved a comparison between choices made between two of the main characters. Roland had to make a choice between sounding the Oliphant when the Saracens were approaching his army or keep his pride and not sound his Oliphant possibly risking more of his soldiers lives. I strongly recommend reading that if anyone...