Self
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I Almost Died- How I Ended the Decade
Where do I even start? I honestly did not expect to end 2019 like this. It all started with a simple charley horse, a sample leg cramp. A cramp that I have been ignoring for a few months because I “workout” once at the dorm gym. I often get Charley horses and honestly I didn’t have the best diet in college. Sure, I would buy fresh veggies every week, but those veggies would be used for all my high carb infused recipes. Bell peppers would be used for my pasta and fried rice stir-fried. Sure I would make a salad once with half of that spinach bag, but the other…
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I Finally Failed A College Class
**This is not a guide on how to deal with failing a class. In the fall of 2019, I transferred to a big university ( University of Central Florida). No longer was I in a small town with my senior high classmates in my community college class. I was in an official university. The school was only two hours away but far enough to where I felt new. I had a goal. I was determined to become spontaneous in a new city and make the best of my remaining undergrad years. I have always been a good student, always at the top 5% of my class. I’ve never been perfect,…
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Who Am I Writing For?
People often ask me “how many comments do you get per post?” I respond with “zero, but I do have silent viewers”. And that is when I am hit with “With no comments, who are you writing for?” They are right. Who am I writing for? When I created vallesia.com/, I did not create it for huge exposure, rather, I created it to share my thoughts. Would I love for more people to read vallesia.com/? Yes, but it's not really my primary goal. My primary goal is to create meaningful content and assure that I am proud to be associated with them. You will not catch me creating meaningless posts…
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Please be mindful of other’s situations – A memoir
From the first day of primary school till the day of her death, my grandmother always advised me to always be satisfied with what I have. For every day I was with her, she always counsels me, and till this very day, I still live by those pieces of advice. “Accept what you receive today for you to not suffer tomorrow. You see today you don’t know where you will be tomorrow. And last importantly, don’t ever forget where you came from, you are no better than anyone.” Fortunately for me, I never suffered around that time. Coming from a third world nation I was considered “lucky” by all of…
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I’ll Admit It! I Was Ashamed of Being a Part Timer
I finally started my first official job in September 2017. I worked at a pizzeria, I was excited to finally start working and having a little income to buy miscellaneous things. I was not excited that the only place that called back was the pizzeria. I decided to accept the job regardless of my deep concern. I hated the job before I even started. I left the pizzeria and went to work at a retail store. I’ve always been critical of other’s opinions, hence, I was always scared that someone who recognized me would notice me working there. Every day I would come to work and begged that no one who recognized…