Life is great!

2014-10-11 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

Hello friends and family!! I have not written in a while. It has been a busy month and few weeks. School has been great!

Making new friends has been one of the best experiences so far. I have made even more friends as the days have gone by. I have got to know my suite-mates so much since we landed foot on campus. We do a lot of stuff together. Example such as eating breakfast or going out for a midnight snack. Who doesn't like a late McDonald's run. (Especially me since I get a discount for working there :) )  I have been working out a lot with my suite mate. We go almost everyday. It helps I know I can rely on them for anything, as well as they can rely on me for anything. We've experience ups and down.  If I didn't get the opportunity to live in the dorms, who knows if I would of ever met these great people. I'm glad that I made the right choice

There have been so many events on campus it is hard to remember all of them. One of my favorite was the campus scavenger hunt. The purpose of the scavenger hunt was to familiarize and get to the know campus in a competitive way. Another of my favorite events was riding on a float for my fraternity ATΩ. The the theme of homecoming / our float was Blue and Gold Rock N Roll. The float had Zed Zeppelin but for his head it had Louie the Loper. It was a  great way to bond with my fraternity brothers.

Then of course, those who know me how involved I was in high school. Well this is no different here being in college. I am a CAN officer for my building. I am involved with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, specifically in Hispanic Student Association (HSA)  and Young Arab Leaders Association (YALA.) One of the most things I enjoy doing is volunteering for the Nebraska Aids Project here in Kearney. I enjoy helping people who are struggling with HIV/AIDS. Spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS has always been something I have enjoyed since high school

So I am forward to this weekend. I am having a reunion with the World Leaders Camp that I attended this summer. I'm excited to see how everyone is doing. Want to know more about my experience?? click here! (Will open new tab or window).

That is all for now. I'll post more often as I can.

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Take Care!

Pablo Morales"

Survived the first week of College

2014-09-01 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

"Hey guys! Pablo here!

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Wondering if I was still alive or not? Well here I am. I made it through the first week of college. Since the minute I stepped foot outside my car I knew I was going to enjoy it. Most of it, minus the move in day process.

 

I got to see my good friend Lucas, who just came back from Brazil to come study here at UNK. Man I missed this guy. He is my roommate that I will be staying with all year long. I just hope we don't kill each by then. So far we are getting along great.

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Later that morning I got to meet my suite mates: Thomas and Riley. These two are from around North Platte, NE. Who knew we would all be alike? We are all like brothers from another mother. They've made the week great.I wish I would have met them earlier!

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Since we are now bros, we have done many fun activities. Activities like working out or even just walking around (towards the cafeteria of course :) )

The first weekend of college was great. There were a lot of fun activities. There was a lot of free food and free stuff!! I got a free stylus for my touch screen computer. That was the highlight of my free stuff shopping spree. I really wanted the free iPad. Oh Well.

Who doesn't like free stuff?? I know I do!

I have made many friends so far. I am glad to see many of my friends that I went to school or that I knew especially from the World Leaders Camp.

People on my floor are amazing. I've met people from Italy to Venezuela. I enjoy being on such a diverse campus where people immerse you in their culture. This will really want me to study abroad.

There have been some funny moments on my floor. Like this one kid who danced to anaconda

It has been such a great week here at UNK. I felt welcome and lucky to be at such a great school. I hope you all enjoyed this post. I hope to hear from many of you guys.

GO LOPERS!!!

Here are some more pictures.!

MAN I <3 COLLEGE!!

 

 

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New Chapter Awaits

2014-08-22 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

"Hello Everyone!! Well the time has come. I'm all packed up (I think) and I will be moving away to college. It seems like yesterday that I was starting freshman year of  high school. It went through my mind thinking if I will be able to survive the next four years? Luckily I did. :) The next chapter of my life has begun. I I hope that I will graduate college in four years or less. I will really miss everyone that I have met along the way. Anyone from helping me pick my books up in the hall way, that person that was always there for me when I was down or even the person that would join me on a great adventure. All these memories just roaming around in my head. I guess I wont be that far from home?? I'm ready to start even more memories. I am excited to be around new people. I really want to find out who I really am to get to know myself even more. It is a weird thing to say.

This will be the last time I will sleep in my own bed for a long time. It will be strange not being in the house I grew up in my whole life. There will be no home cook meals ready when I'm done with classes. It will be hard to get used to. My goal is not to get homesick (I will eventually). Like I said I am not going away that far (45 mins.) It is time for me to be more independent of myself. Mom will not be there to hold our hands in college. I will have to make decisions that will guide my daily life and those that will affect me for the rest of my life.

There are so many people I want to say goodbye to but time has not allowed me. If anyone wants to see me, let me know.

Cannot wait for what is ahead.

Wish me luck!!!

EDIT: I will also keep updated on social media and make a blog post when I am all moved in."

Day 5 - Final Day and a Special Thanks at the UNK World Leaders Camp.

2014-07-26 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

"Well today was the end of the great World Leaders Camp hosted at UNK.

I had breakfast Had some scrambled eggs, sausage and hash-brown with a cup of OJ. I was just pondering about what the day was to bring... Mixed feelings all around.

We had a Global Networking Lecture from Prof. Amundson. It was very amusing. I personally learned a lot. His point was to meet people and network. He said, "" Your best experiences are through networking."" I 100% agree on this quote. Study abroad is really something I would enjoy.

You can not end a great camp without a great game of Jeopardy. Man was my team being beat. Colin was just spitting out answers like no other. I was getting nervous.

Then we got our certificates

This is my first certificate in college. I hope for many more. I was happy when I got it.

I want to thank all of the people who were in the WLC.

Katherine A Berke ;

Ashley M Bruha

Lydia J Crocker

Sarah C Haack

Sierra Hirth

Allison N Kiolbasa

Noemi L Liscano

Danielle I Merrill

Brittany K Mrkvicka

Paige E Phillips ;

Colin T Stiles

Catiana Urrutia

I'm glad to have met all of you guys. I consider all of you like family. I'll always be excited to see you guys and say hello even from a distance.

and of course Lisa for being our advisor for the Camp!! She's pretty cool I would say so myself. We could not forget Ann Marie also!!

I'll see everyone on Campus!! GO LOPERS!!"

Day 4 - World Leaders Camp.

2014-07-26 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

"I forgot to write for yesterday. Might as well write for today also!

We started our day with origami. It was a fun activity (if you can get past step 1.) I've done some origami over the years. It was a struggle a bit trying to build something. Not to bad after you get the hang of it.

Then We had a leadership activity with Dr. Machida. It was really fun getting to know about Japan and Dr. Machida's experiences abroad at a young age. It really motivates me to study abroad!! :)

I also learned how to use chopsticks. Who knew that it could be fun? It was a challenge none less.... Now I want to use them at any Chinese place.

After Lunch We got to meet some of the students that have been on a study abroad program. Some went to the Czech Republic or Netherlands. They told us their crazy adventures. They also explained some struggles and surprises they experience. I felt like I related to them since I have also gone out of the country plenty of times. They really assured us that it is totally worth it.

We had some of the international students help us with calligraphy. They helped us all write our names in Japanese. This but also words that had a meaning to our own. I picked 'potential' and 'perseverance.' I say they did a great job . Props to you guys.

The chopsticks lesson came to great use!! We went to a Chinese restaurant. I ordered spicy chicken. Used my chopsticks to eat my entree. I felt like I succeeded at a life.

Later everyone decided to take naps after a very busy day. I passed out on my bed,  so did my roommate on his.

I stayed up later to watch some funny movies... it was totally worth it :) :)"