Author: bbkeophoxay

Maybe I should major in Public Policy or Political Science.  My mentor majored in Political Science during her time in school.  However, what I major in won’t always mean I will work in the field I studied in.  My former boss was medical student at Brown University and most of us know that Brown is a very prestigious university and most of the students that go there usually major in something in the medical field.  She ended up working at a non-profit as the executive director for the Socio-Economic Center for Southeast Asians.

Hmm, maybe I should apply for Brown’s public policy program after I get my undergraduate degree.  It would be nice because it’s right in Providence, I get to see all my friends, work with RI’s Southeast Asian community, and I pretty sure I can get a job ASAP with my connections.  I still want to apply to UC Berkeley some time in my life because of the high Southeast population, University of Southern California because of the wide range of majors and the University of Washington because of the high Laotian population…and Korean hehe!

Who knows, I might end up interning in San Francisco with SEARAC, or D.C with Legacies of War, go to Wisconsin and study Southeast Asian languages, start something back home, I don’t know.  The possibilities are endless.  My mentors and boss always tell me, it’s not about what’s on your resume when you apply for a high end job/internship, it’s about the people you know and the amount of effort yo put in your work.  I was definitely fortunate enough to have worked for a Bank of America non-profit as my first job with the recommendations of my mentors and everything just went on from there.

I really do miss a lot of my friends.  Once Summer ended we all kind of went our own separate ways.  Some went to the military, some went to school, and some entered the work force.  We all kind of got really busy and just tried to keep in touch with each other whenever we can.

I understand they’re all busy because I am too.  It’s really bad too when we are all on each others throats about things, so space is nice from time to time.  Over that time I don’t see my friends, it just makes me want to see them even more.

I’m really looking forward to the break though, can’t wait to see old faces again.  This Winter break shoud be an exciting month off 😀

I can wait for a lot of snow.  The sky when it snows is absolutely perfect. It can be 1 o’clock in the morning and bright outside. The silence of everything when it snows is beautiful. You can barely hear a sound when the snow covers everything. Just watching the snow fall and stick to the ground is beautiful. Yeah I guess it sucks that it’s cold and you have to shovel it out, but coming in from the cold and putting on warm clothes, sitting in the heat, and drinking hot chocolate is so relaxing. The last time I actually had a lot of snow was when I a senior in high school. I miss the snow so much.

During my time in Boston, I’ve met a lot of new people.  Coming from the small state of RI, I was used to a lot of things.  Seeing the same people everyday, going to the Cambodian market to get food, go to work down the street, go to Brown University to hang out with the bboys, etc.  Here, it’s so different.  I now made new friends, go to Boston University and M.I.T to hang out with the bboys there, eat out a lot.  It’s not all fun and games though.  I’m not used to going out all the time and I wasn’t used to saying no to people.  I’ve definitely learned how to put my foot down.  School is a priority of mine, plus I’m paying for my education as well.

It’s nice though.  It’s reminds me to keep an open mind and talk to people whenever I get the chance.  You’ll never know, some stranger sitting across the room from you might be your best friend in the future if you talk to them.

The University’s library, is by far one of my favorite places at the school.  It’s a quiet place where I am able to get a lot of work done.  I’m a very studious student and I take my studies seriously.  I can never study in my dorm because my bed is there.  I tend to just fall asleep on my bed right away.  My room is very messy due to the little time I have to keep it that way.  The mess is so distracting so it’s best if I not stay in my room for long hours.  Also, if floor mates are being noisy, I can’t get my work done either.  The library scenery is very relaxing as well.  I can actually just sit anywhere at the library, even the floor and get my work done.  There are times where I get too focused with my work, I lose track of time.  The library is a place for me to focus and it’s probably the only place for me to focus.

Finals are coming up and of course that is going to be the first place I am going to head off too!