MADELINE VU'S PORTFOLIO
Alice 1 |
Monday, February 11, 2008
[1] I myself wonder which way I ought to go. "--so long as I get somewhere."[2] ...Right? "Then it doesn't matter which way you go."[3] But "I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth!"[4]
Alice falls right through the earth. [5] Of course I am not worried about literally falling through the earth. I am only using Alice's worries to compare to my own. Surely, in the deep depths of everyone's mind, they are wondering if the path they are taking will lead them to success. No one wants to fail at what they do. I shall begin my story from the beginning. Like many others, after graduation, I became a big fish in a small pond. Upon entering the university, my perceptions changed greatly. In the first semester of my Freshman year, I felt as if I was "only ten inches high."[6] At times, I really was swimming in my own pool of tears. My major was microbiology, and I felt like I was stuck in a maze filled with numbers and equations. Don't get me wrong, I took 2 semesters of chemistry and calculus and thought I learned a lot, but I just felt so miserable being placed in a world where I felt only ten inches high. I stopped taking courses for a microbiology degree during my 2nd semester of college but I was still wondering, "Who in the world am I?"[7] This period of time was filled with a lot of change. I felt as if I was growing too large for my dorm, and I honestly thought that "It was much pleasanter at home."[8] I was trying to find who I was by taking different classes. I literally considered like a 100 different majors before I could make up my mind. "Only one doesn't like changing so often you know."[9] When that "Aha" moment came to me, I was taking this Intro to Advertising class that I enjoyed so much. I know I wanted to double major in English because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do after I graduated college. Although I figured out what I wanted to major in, I could still relate to this quote: "I knew who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then."[10] I know that I have changed and matured into a different person since my Freshman year of college. I know I will continue to change and find more about my self. As of now, the adventure of college has been quite enjoyable. To be successful I think all you have to do is make good use of time and "Be what you seem to be."[11]  [12] - If the Mad-Hatter's tea party were recreated, I imagine it would look like this. (Serendipity 3 in NYC).
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