Now that my second year at Ohio State has finally come to a close, I can confidently say that I have learned how to adapt to adverse situations. This year, I had a lot of barriers that made it a difficult year for me. One of the first barriers that I was present with was having a roommate who was drastically different than me. She had a partying personality and participated in a lot of illegal activities that made me very uncomfortable. Me and my other roommates tried to setup meetings to help compromise with her so that we could all enjoy our living environment, but she was stubborn and continued to make living with her insufferable. This situation taught me that not everyone is someone that I am going to be able to get along with and has given me skills to tolerate people who may be difficult to cooperate with.
Another thing that happened this year, was the development of cataracts in my eyes. This made it very difficult for me to complete my school work as the cataracts blurred my vision making it hard to read, and even write. They became even more of an issue for me after we transitioned to online learning. Because of the cataracts completing online work was a challenge due to light sensitivity. This whole situation taught me the importance of asking for help. Without asking for help from my professors, the semester would’ve been unbearably difficult, and while it was still difficult, I was able to ease the hardships by asking for help.
Although this year has been hard overall, there were still positive things that happened. I made a plethora of new friends and was able to participate in service opportunities that gave me insight into the medical field while still being able to help those in need. Hopefully I can continue to learn and grow as I go into my third year in college, and hopefully it’ll be easier for me to do this.