April 2014 Blog Posts (53)

The end of the semester is always my least favorite part of the year because of all the cumulative projects, papers, finals, presentations, etc. I tend to get overwhelmed to the point where I don't want to do anything and just sleep all my days away so that I can avoid responsibilities.

If you're like me, the end of the year stress does not help your anxiety at all. The first thing I do before I get too overwhelmed is to make a list of everything I have to do. Once I write it…

Hi Everyone!

For my JOURNALISM PORTFOLIO course, I am currently working on a multimedia project about  college graduation, And wow ... even though I am not graduating till May 2015, this project is making me soooooo sad. I've come to realize that a lot of my friends are seniors, and even my best friend, is graduating a semester earlier as well.

WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO GRADUATE?

Ok .... graduation is a GREAT thing .... don't get me wrong. I just hate the thought of…

Hey y'all! It's been a while since I've posted. These last few weeks have been stressful. As a graduating senior, I not only have finals and graduation itself on my mind but the future as well.

I feel as if for the last few years I've simply been floating by while my peers have been rushing around with internships, grad school ideas, and jobs. I feel like I'm so far behind compared to all of them! And I know, I should not compare myself to them but it is a little hard now that I have…

Have you ever felt that ugly emotion called jealousy (a.k.a. “The Green-Eyed Monster”)? Unfortunately, most of us have.  BUT, do not feel too bad, because this is completely normal.

Have you felt it towards your girlfriends, siblings, or anyone else? Well, we all feel jealousy, but for different reasons. However, you do not want envy to get the best of you because you are better than that!

Envy is a terrible thing to feel and have. So, get…

Whenever you are about to have a difficult couple of days, it is important to get yourself mentally ready. That means, whether it may be treating yourself to a work out every week or treating yourself to your favorite snack, you need to do whatever it may be to get yourself ready.

One of the things I love to do is get my nails done. So in order to get ready for the next two weeks, I just got my nails done. And let me tell you everyone, it was amazing!

I need a manicure and a…

Before every new school year in grade school, it’s always so exciting to go back-to-school shopping—wouldn’t you agree? Is it the same once you get to college? While it doesn’t hurt to buy some new college-appropriate clothes before your first semester begins, don’t stress over it too much. 

Packing to leave home and to my first semester of college, I admit that I did pack quite a bit of clothes that I might have worn on a regular day of grade school. I…

So being that this is a holiday weekend and everyone has made their way back to their hometown to spend priceless time with their families, it is only natural to feel a little jealous if people like me have to stay in their college town either because their hometown is too far or they have finish up some work for their classes. In my case, I fit both of this criteria.

I live about 5-6 hours away from my hometown depending on traffic, and I have an essay due…

We all want to have good friends—someone we can spend our spare time with, someone we can confide in, someone we can laugh with. But we need to also make sure we are “good friend” material ourselves. So what really makes a good friend?

1.   Show that you really care.

True friendship implies that you are committed to your relationship with that other person, showing that you truly care. It requires sacrifice and effort but well worth it if it means…

Hi Latinitas,

I don't know about all of you, but I have so much going on at the moment. Yet, I'm actually still kind of really happy. Why? I don't really know. I have always been a person that stresses out real easily, but somehow I have learned to accept the fact that everything will be ok.

I am beginning to learn to take a moment to breathe and accept the fact that things happen for a reason. But if you work…

Today I registered for my last year of school! It is bittersweet to know that next year I will be a COLLEGE SENIOR. I have gone through so much within my time at UT and I swear that sometimes I never though I would get here, but I did. 

At the same time, it is extremely stressful too. I am in the process of trying to see what I will be doing during the summer because this will be the first summer where I am not going to be going home. So, it is a bit scary.

And at the same…

Today I lost my newest pair of headphones. And let me tell you, that was so frustrating. 

You see, I am the worst person with headphones. I will never go anywhere without my headphones. I love mus and believe it truly is a soundtrack to life. So, I usually don't lose my headphones. What does happen though is that they typically do mess up after a while since I store them in all types of places, fall asleep with them on, etc. 

And so today when I lost my headphones I was…

Because April is Poetry Month. I want to share this I AM poem model, I came across it last year, and now I always give it to people to fill out, and make their own. You can be as deep as you want or as funny as you want. You can always change it, ALL up to you! 

I Am Poem

My name is

I am

I come from

Mine is the color of

I am a doctor of(/in)

My love

My passion

I believe 

No matter  _________________, I…

Leaving high school and the environment and people you’re most familiar with can be both exciting and devastating. Leaving high school and moving on the college doesn’t only mean leaving your parents’ supervision, it means taking on responsibilities that you may not have ever thought about when you thought of leaving to college. 

More than likely, to all those getting ready to leave to college this coming fall, have thought about how you’ll have so much more…

Hi Latinitas!

Even though I find myself constantly attached to my planner, I find myself forgetting certain things I had planned from time to time. For example, it might forget to write an assignment down and then I find myself extremely angry since I know I am usually really good at organizing stuff but just had one assignment slip my mind.

Therefore, what are other ways you keep organized?

Here are some of the things I have heard my friends do instead of/ in addition…

Hi Latinitas,

Did any of ya'll watch the show, Big Time Rush when it on Nick?

Big Time Rush starred Kendall Schmidt, Carlos Peña, Logan Henderson, and James Maslow as a band of four friends who moved from Minnesota to LA in hopes of perusing a music career. It used to be one of my favorite shows on Nick until it ended on July 25,…

When I first arrived to Texas A&M University, my freshman year, the day I would receive my Aggie ring seemed so unreal. It felt so far away and now, three years later, I have finally earned it after so many years of hard work. My family came to celebrate my accomplishments with me. Even though this isn’t exactly my graduation day, I still feel so accomplished and that after all the tears, all-nighters, and foreign professors who barely know how to speak English, it has finally paid…

WHAT: Fashion Forward

WHO: For the poor people 

WHERE: Downtown Austin 

WHEN: Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:00am to 12:00 pm

My business will be a nail salon.

WHAT: TaNia Nails

WHEN:10:OOAM_8:15PM

WHERE:AUSTIN, TEXAS

WHO: WOMAN,KIDS…