Last post of 2008

Wow. The end of another year. This is the end of a lot of things and 2009 will help bring in a lot of new challenges for me. Without further ado, I will tell you what I need to focus on in 2009.

Focusing on academics-
I had a really good semester for the Fall. I will do anything and everything in my power to sustain the good grades because I know that opportunities await me and having a good GPA is one of the factors that could hold me back if I do not achieve them. All of my courses in the Spring are Geography courses and since I have been doing well in these courses thus far, I will use the materials I have learned to help me in these courses in the Spring. I feel that my writing skills have improved over the last twelve months through all of the writing I have done in these courses and I feel that the comments from the professors have really inspired me to change it up. I followed their advice and it has truly helped me. The sites I am using are better, the examples I am using is more clear to the reader I feel, and I have more confidence in myself. Field trips and other related experiences in the classroom and out of the classroom have prepared me to write and think critically and in a cohesive matter. I think that I am more ready than ever to go back to the classroom. I realize that after these five Geography courses in the Spring, I will be done with the major. Having a good GPA and learning the applications and theories in these courses will help me with whatever I decide to do as a career in the future. I cannot let myself down.

Prepare for the future- I believe that it is pivotal for me to make connections right now. I do not know what I will be doing in the future but I have a dream and an idea. Now, I need to make sure that I take the necessary to solidify those dreams and manifest these dreams into reality. This semester is pivotal to making those connections and seeing what I do to further myself. I do not want to be one of those people who are not able to find work after I graduate. I also do not want to be living with my parents all of my life so now is the time to make myself marketable. There are opportunities in the classroom and outside the classroom in the spring that I want to pursue. GRE's, conferences in my majors, internships, field excursions, applying for grad schools in the near future. It is all up to me...


Time for myself- My final goal. I think that I did a pretty good job of that last semester. The one thing that I worry about is that I don't want to end up slighting one of the groups that I am a part of. Juggling executive responsibilities for BMF and Circle K and being an active member of my fraternity while dealing with coursework is not easy at all. I would be lying if I said yes. I enjoy it but I do not want to put one over the other. The spring semester is a lot more responsibility on me. There are conferences for Circle K including one the OWU branch is hosting (District Convention) that I need to be at in February. BMF is planning Hip Hop Week and doing our retreat in March and I need to get the logistics prepared. My fraternity is busy with the pledging process all semester. Somehow, I need to devote my time to these things without putting one over the others and without leaving the members of my organizations high and dry when there is a big event in which I am needed for. I am not doing Choral Art or Opera this semester so I will have more time. However, I plan to do to Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota for Spring Break so that is another thing that may or may not conflict. In the midst of all this events, I also need to have some time to myself so I do not drive myself insane while planning all of these important events. I cannot afford to lose myself in the process of planning these events for time for myself is pivotal for me. I need to plan accordingly so conflicts will not constantly happen to me in 2009.

I think this covers my New Year's Resolution goal that I have set for myself for next semester. Seems somewhat simple. I know that I have enough focus and determination to make all of these resolutions happen and stay this way. I will implement these goals and try to make everything slowly even though I will be jumping into the unknown rather quickly as school starts back in about ten days. In 2009, I predict that I will become a stronger and more balanced individual. I am ready to face 2009 and all it has to offer for me.








Diving into 2009 with a purpose,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10