So to continue from lasts week blog on my sports intramural's league. We won this past week's game which was our first actual game that counts toward our record. We played a team called “Techs R Us,” who weren't that bad of a team. The where made out of mostly older people which gave us an advantage. We were able to outrun them and tired them out as the game went along. The final score ended up to be 56-33. It was close in the beginning but as the game went on we increased our lead. I finished with 8 points. My goal for every game is to get at least 10 points a game. My stamina is starting to built and get better. I'm not where I need to be just yet, but hopefully in a couple weeks I will. Stamina is important in being able to play basketball at a high level. Basketball is a fast paced game where you need to run up and down the court. Without some kind of stamina, you won't be able to keep up. Our first game we only had 6 players available. We got tired out quick because of the lack of available substitutes, which I believe is the reason we lost. But this time around we had a total of 10 players available to play. We were able to pick up 4 other players before Wednesday. Hopefully we will be able to win this week's game and go undefeated on the season.

Throughout my highschool years, I always played sports such as tennis and basketball. Before attending college I was worried about not being active in playing sports. In stanislaus they offer a program called Sport Intramurals for its students. To join it costs 20 bucks per semester to join, which isn't a bad deal at all. We get access to sports such as basketball, flag football, and soccer. I was glad when I found about sport intramurals from a friend of mine. I immediate decided to join and play basketball. I joined a team called “Warriors,” which was awkward because I didn't know anyone on that team. We had our first game as a team on wednesday of last week. We lost to a score of 48-52 to a team called“Who do you know.” We started off the game on a good note leading by 20 points. But as the game went on, that lead decreased and eventually we saw ourselves falling behind. We made a good push in the end to make it close, but we weren't able to win in the end. I myself had a pretty good game finishing with 17 points. The only think I need to work on is my stamina. Right now i’m really out of shape and need to get back to basketball form. As fun it is being able to play basketball again, I won't be neglecting my school work. I made a promise to myself that taking care of school will always be my number 1 priority in college.

I am currently undecided into what to major in. I have been thinking long and hard in what I want to do for my career. Two months into college and I'm still getting ideas. My plan is to find a major before the second semester starts so I could get working on it. Also I don't want to be behind in my classes while I take my time deciding what to major in. I’ve had many ideas on what i would major in, but in the end I knew they weren't for me. The first major I thought about was majoring in criminal justice. What influenced me was that I recently had a cousin graduate from a training program for becoming a correctional officer. But after talking to him about his on the job experience I decided that it wasn’t for me. He described how stressful it is dealing with rude and disrespectful inmates. The second was majoring in business management. After doing some research and learning the skills needed for the job, I decided not to. I Know my strengths and weakness and the skills needed for management did not match up. My mother has been pushing me to study and become a Xray technologist. Becoming a Xray tech is something that interests me but hesitant in doing. I need to do more research into it before deciding to major in it. Doing research before choosing a major in my opinion is crucial before deciding. It gives an idea of what classes to take and the road to getting their.

I have been enjoying the group discussions that are taking place in our English class. I like how we discuss varies essays and topics as a class. The discussions gives as a chance to speak our mind of what we personally think about the topic being discussed. We can also relate to what is being said through our own experiences. This is a great opportunity to learn about our classmates and the opinions they have on the topic. We can agree with what they said or disagree with what a person said in a friendly matter. It is a great way to get new ideas and to enhance your thinking. We have discussed many topics and I just like how everyone is speaking their mind without any judgement taking place. The discussions are taking place in a good and healthy environment where everyone can voice what they think. But only a few selected students take part in the discussions. I encourage anyone to speak up if anything comes to mind or you're itching to add an idea to the discussion. This can be a great opportunity to be part of the discussion and not an outsider. I understand that not everyone can relate or has anything to say, but we should make the effort to be part of the discussions. I myself try my best to say or add something to the discussion when the best time arises. Remember, part of our group discussion grade is audience participation so help out your fellow classmates by participating!

I always been asking myself how just how high school differs from college while in high school. My brother, who is attending UC Merced helped with answering any question I had about what to expect in Universities and the challenges that I will face. But experiencing college on my own really gave me a glimpse of how it really is. I thought to myself that both high school and college must be about the same. But now that I'm a college student, I now know just how different both are. The environment of college is drastically different from high school. In college you have many different people coming from all over the place, while in high school people come from local areas. You also get to know a lot more people in high school after attending for 4 years. You might also know people in middle school before becoming a high school student. As a freshman coming in to Stanislaus State, I didn't know anyone. It was like a new world to get used to and meeting new people along the way.

Another way that they are different is that in college you are more on your own. I no longer having someone holding my hand along the way like they did high school. You have to mature in the decisions you make and to learn how to more independent in college. This isn't a bad thing since it's teaching us how to become adults in order to be ready to join the real world. So far I’ve been enjoying my time as a college student and I look forward to the new challenges that await me.