What I miss about home

I honestly never realized how much I would miss my family, until my first couple of weeks at Virginia Tech. I remember when I was younger (7th through 9th grade) that I couldn't wait to be on my own. Looking back I really wish I wouldn't have wished away growing up and being on my own, because its not as fun as I thought it would be. I always thought going to college and being on my own meant a lot of free time to just have fun... however this is sadly incorrect. Being at college you rarely have any free time and when you do its spend studying, doing homework, or just sleeping. Being away and always busy really can put a lot of stress on someone, so for this blog I decided that I would talk about some of the things that I really miss the most while away from home. Along with talking about what I miss, I thought it would also be nice to explain what I do like about being away.

The two people I miss the most would be my little brothers Zachary and Ethan. Even though they can sometimes annoy me and act bad I still miss all of the fun times I would have with them. Being away from them has been awful, even though I talk to them as much as I can its still not the same! What I really miss about my brothers is hearing them tell me about their day. Since they are in Elementary school, they always have so many conversations to talk about.

The next person that I really miss would be my mom. Ever since I can remember she has always been my best friend. I know a lot of people think that its impossible to have a parent as a friend, however this is not the case when it comes to my relationship with my mom. What I really miss the most is always having someone to share my thoughts with and having someone to listen to me. She is honestly the best friend I could ever have and I don't know where I would be without all of her advice and motherly wisdom.

Even though I truly miss my family, there are some things that I really love about being able to be a Hokie. The first thing would be the education that I am receiving. It's so amazing to know that in four years I will graduate from one of the best colleges in the nation. Being able to experience this journey is amazing and I know that anybody would love to have this opportunity. The second thing that I love about Virginia Tech is the food. Who knew that a college could have such amazing food! There is always something completely new to try and its never disappointing! It's nice to attend a large university and have multiple dining food places, instead of just one. Being here I have been taught a lot about growing up and being a Hokie. Even though sometimes the journey seems challenging it's always great to remember that all of this hard work and support from my family will one day allow for me to have a successful future.

Major Troubles

It seems like lately I have been having trouble with deciding on what to do with the rest of my life. It's honestly so hard for a nineteen year old to pick one thing to do forever. Which is why recently I have had some struggles with my major. My major as of right now is biology. The summer before coming to Virginia Tech, I was pretty confident that I would be just fine with taking college chemistry, college biology, and labs. However I guess I didn't realize how hard college science classes actually were.

The reasons as to why I'm hating my major so much is because I cant seem to truly understand the topics that are being discussed in my lecture classes. Even though I pay attention, take notes, and study a lot, the material that I'm learning just doesn't seem to click. Another thing that I really don't like is how useless it seems to me. Today in biology class we learned about a hairpin loop. For starters you would think science would have a better name for a pattern that occurs in DNA and RNA, rather than hairpin. I honestly feel bored when learning about science, which really isn't a great thing since I had originally planned on pursing a career with science.

The career path that I have always wanted to pursue is dentistry. Ever since I can remember I have always wanted to be a dentist. Many people think that working in someones mouth is gross and disgusting, however it's always been something that has just been an interest of mine. I have always been interested in learning new dental information, which seems really weird, but when you are really interested in something, you always try to get better at it.  Beore coming to Virginia Tech, I spent my summer working as a receptionist in my aunts dental office. All of the cool things I learned and got to observe, just really made me excited to one day be working in the dental field.

Being a dentist requires a lot of schooling and a great understanding of biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and along with many other sciences. All of this takes me back to my main problem. Not being happy with my major really hurts my long term goals and career path that I have always had. I really want to become a dentist but if I'm struggling to understand the general classes, how will I survive in the harder classes yet to come? In the end I either have two choices: change my major and not pursue a career that has always interested me, or work hard and try my best to really understand and become interested in my science classes. I really believe that after this year I will be able to make the right decision. Even if the biology major doesn't work out for me in the long run, I really think that I will still make the right decision for my future. As for now all I  can do is start to study more and become more interested in my major!