|
When "fuck it" was my motto. |
|
Even when I was feeling down, I knew I could always find my way back at the top. |
|
With the help of this one by my side of course. |
|
This year, I joined the Zeta Fam. It was something new, that I never thought I would do. |
|
Social Committee! Not only did I realize that I could be a pretty social person, I realized that I had a passion for planning the events. |
|
This year, Sam Smith got hella popular, but we saw him before he got mainstream. $17 tickets, waah? |
|
This year I met the weirdest creature of all, Aafy. |
|
Getty College Night and yes of course this was candid. |
|
Just a few hours before all these seats were occupied and we performed Filipino cultural dances. |
|
My family even decided to come support me. I hope I made them proud. |
|
We started the summer right with an San Diego trip. It's safe to say that I'm in love with SD.
|
|
For my birthday, Lo took me on a hike and surprised me with a picnic above a river. |
|
Some of my best friends came to my birthday dinner. |
|
I brought my mentor to Salinas with me and showed her around my boring city. Then we met up with my should- have- been grand Mish. Oh and there's Lo lol jk. |
|
Hi Loliza Garban. Another summer with you, was a summer well-spent. |
|
Before the summer was over, one more trip to SD! #SalastoSD |
|
Decided to be spontaneous and get my septum pierced. No biggie. |
|
Hi, I'm Samahang Pilipino's Activities Coordinator and I coordinated SP going to Friendship Games. Yay |
|
Salas homies at Friendship Games! |
|
From the left, we have my co-mentor Therese , my two newest mentees Jessie and Jasmine, and my other mentee Jackie! |
|
I am more than thankful for my two sisters. |
|
My co-fams head, Martina! |
|
We wished a happy holidays from Apartment 311! |
|
This is the vineyard my sister Jasmine is going to get married at next year and this day she asked us all to be her bridesmaids. |
2014.
I can't lie about this year. This year was a tough year for me. I've grown so much, as I do every year, but this year in particular pushed me to my limits.
January.
I rang in the New Year with some of my closest friends by my side at home and with a romance back in LA. But as fast the romance sparked, the faster it burnt out. Thankfully, I had my friends to keep me on my feet.
February - March
Fuck love. Fuck people. This is what I call my rebel months. After being fucked over and not getting into the major I wanted, I had enough of feeling sorry for myself. These months were full of nights that I couldn't remember and some nights that I wished I could forget.
April
It was time to pick up the pieces. The person I was becoming was someone who I didn't want to be. Only I knew who I really was, but I was starting to think everyone else was getting the wrong idea. By this time, I was keeping myself preoccupied with other things outside school work. New friendships formed and perhaps another relationship was rekindling.
May
The highlight of this month was probably performing in my Samahang Pilipino Culture Night. At this point, I had formed a new perspective on my culture and history. Everything in my life became more clear. I also learned that it was my choice who to let in and to let go of in my life- no matter what anyone else thought.
June - September
I left my teens this in June. A little someone landed back in my life in July. But most of the summer wasn't much of a typical summer. I ended up taking summer school but I oddly enjoyed both of the classes I took about Black Communities and Applied Linguistics. The rest of the summer was spent with Lo. Simple, but everything fell back into place.
October - November
Coming in my third year of college was the busiest I have been. The reality of moving in with new roommates, being on Samahang Board, having a job, doing school work, and keeping up with my relationships finally sank in. But one thing I learned about myself, this is the kind of stress that I actually like. I'm busy doing things I love and care about so it doesn't bother me in the end.
December
Here I am wrapping up the year.
I started this post thinking about all the rough times I had this year, but in the end- I can't complain. This year was packed with new lessons that I learned and more memories to keep. For this new year, I'm excited and ready for what is in stored for me.