This is an image of some of my best friends, and the people most important to me.

This is Patagonia, Argentina, where I would like to live one day.

This is a picture of a teacher, because I would like to be a teacher one day.

The most relevant accomplishment thus far in my first semester has been developing my life plan for the future. Coming into college, I didn’t know what I wanted to do as my career, or even which majors I had in mind—I was thinking about virtually every. The combination of being in the exploration survey, along with thinking about my life plan throughout the semester really helped me with this process. By prioritizing what I would look for in a potential career, I realized that I really value happiness and making a difference, as opposed to being in a certain location of financial motivation, which was a large realization for me. I now have a much clearer picture of my future, as my current major is Spanish, but I am also thinking about some sort of healthcare or environmental-related major as my back up.

As a result of this class, I definitely know how to utilize campus and internet resources to determine different career options. The Ohio State exploration website has a lot of good information, as do several other websites that we viewed throughout the course. It’s very important to me to be able to balance academics, extracurricular activities and social events, while staying healthy and in good shape. I think this course, along with the experience of the first semester have helped me to understand how to manage my time better and keep an overall good balance. I discovered that office hours are a great way to access faculty members, and get help on work or advice on life. In my future, I would like to grow in involvement in different extracurricular activities, and continue to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle.