While I haven't been posting anything on this Tumblr since the beginning of the pandemic, I would like to update you guys.
First, I applied for a full-time position for the first time in my life and I have also gotten interviewed for it! Boy was I a nervous wreck. After a week, I was told that I didn't get the job and why that was and how I could broaden my skillsets. It didn't really impact me much, I understood why but I was glad that I was given an opportunity to interview.
Then a month later, I graduated from college! Yes, December 2021. It felt rewarding, and I absolutely got emotional considering I have had many doubts and was the first person in my family going to college and now graduated.
Since then, I have been still working at the same place, and I am not complaining, I do love my job. But to tell you the truth, I do feel like I'm a little behind on life, seeing my peers moving on to bigger things and I am here stuck. I have been job hunting, and still am, but I haven't applied to anything since the interview. I haven't found something that 1.) really attracts me, and 2.) something that I feel like I'm qualified for. Maybe it's fear, I don't know.
At the same time, I try to not beat myself up about this too much. I also try to remind myself that everyone blooms in different ways and at different times. With that being said, I've spent time on coffee dates with my friends, driving around, journaling, and attempting to read for fun. All of this is happening in between the shifts I work. Not going to lie, but it's not the ideal lifestyle. However, I am trying to enjoy this time before I get a full-time job InshaAllah. I don't know why, but I keep having hope that something good will pop up just like the position I interviewed for.
i almost cried today because this was the first time i got to sit in a starbucks and do work since march. it seems so trivial but my heart is so happy. remember to practice social distancing and !!wear your effing mask!!
this is your view. it's thunderstorming and it's bad out there. you're stuck with the rest of the other students. your eyes are heavy from the sleepless nights you've had, and it's hard to persevere through your studies. luckily dunkin was just downstairs. not the best choice, but it's what you got.
fast forward after you get your cup of joe and maybe a donut. you decide to sit on the floor, facing the large windows. the storm is a distraction from your studies. all you want to do is curl up and read or journal. "there's no way i can stay focused if i don't fulfill what i want to do." you think to yourself. so you stick your arms into the bermuda triangle of your backpack and dig out a book, a journal, and a pen. the ink on the tan paper was accompanied by quiet scribbles. the rain pours in front of you. the aroma of your coffee awakens you. the hot coffee engulfs your chest as you swallow it. you are at peace.
Gosh I hate grind culture. My little sister just started medical school and all of her orientation leaders are like “you absolutely cannot have a life WHATsoever you WILL have to give up EVERYTHING besides this program say GOODBYE to your hobbies and relationships” and now she’s calling me feeling guilty for running and going to the grocery store and that’s just WRONG! And that is exactly what I was told starting law school as well, and rejecting that mentality was the best thing I ever did but it was so hard not to buy into. Anyway if any of you are in an intense academic program PLEASE take time to sleep and eat and exercise and maintain your relationships and keep up your hobbies! you are not a robot who exists solely to study and I promise that living a life and staying physically and mentally healthy is not going to make you fail
I wanted to share this one here too because I know I have a somewhat following and I think it’s important to know where this challenge comes from... Please help us get our voice heard
fuck it i’m finally making this post because goddamn i wish i saw it when i was younger
to the minors who follow me:
if anyone significantly older than you approaches you on the internet or in real life in a romantic or sexual way, do. not. communicate with them. the second it becomes anything other than respectful or friendly in any way or if they make you even slightly uncomfortable, block. them. cut them out of your life. they are not worth it and they will hurt you. run. protect yourself. and be safe.
as of july 14, 2020, the United States government has agreed to withdraw DHS and ICE rules which bar international students attending online universities from staying in the US. this is a moment of light during these strange times. to all international students, undocumented students, and first-generation students: I stand with you, and I always will. keep fighting for what’s right.
hi everyone! how is everyone doing this summer? i hope you all are staying safe w covid!
today, i went to a near coffeeshop after work to get some homework done & took some really nice pics! i had to do work outside of home today bc i cannot for the life of me do any school work at home :)
in these pics, i've been doing some social statistics as a sociology class for this summer semester & i cannot wait for it to be over. luckily this week is finals week! :) after this class i'll be taking another sociology class about sexuality in society (a lot more interesting than this current one ofc 😂).