I’m back.

Second year of university proved to be the craziest year of my life, living more independently with roommates, taking harder courses, and applying to majors made for a hectic eight months.

Sure there was a lot of leisure time spent with friends, family, and roommates. Roommates fall under both friends and family at this point. I think the things that you love to do with your free time should affect your future career decisions. I’ve decided to major in both Creative Writing and Film Production. I was amazed upon my acceptance into both and feel truly grateful. I think the two go hand-in-hand quite nicely.

I don’t watch art films and I don’t write poetry. I really love storytelling in all different mediums, so I look forward to learning to write better in different genres such as prose, screenplays, and graphic novels. On the film production end of things I want to learn how to create a visually interesting story. I made a short film with some of my friends this year which got me into the film program and it was one of the best experiences of my life.

Life can get busy though, and it isn’t always easy delegating things. Sometimes I found it a challenge just to wake up, or feed myself, or even manage to go buy more more bowls of microwaveable kimchi. I think students have really chill parts of the year, and extremely chaotic parts and it’s really just a matter of trying to balance those times. It’s amazing how important it is to have people around you act as a family away from home. I can’t believe how fortunate I am to have the people I have in my life. They’ll be there when you’re pulling all nighters writing, when you’re going for the girl of your dreams, when you’re grieving over deaths, when you’re applying to majors, and when you’re singing in the shower is waking them up.

Who knows what direction I’m headed in now, or what direction anyone is actually headed in. People make plans, but plans get revised all the time. I’m going to keep at it, because all of this craziness is probably good for personal growth. At least that’s what I’m telling myself.