Blog: 2016

Summer 2016

2016-08-19 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

"Summer is the time where we actually get to relax and get away from our obligations for a short period of time. We travel, we work our butts off to have some financial gains and stability. What's that for a college kid? Summer is also a time to think ahead into the future while enjoying yourself. It is unfortunate that this this adventure is only temporary to help us get away. That being said, I am going to tell you about my summer adventures and what it entails. The summer is slowly slipping to the end...

Working is important to make money. That's exactly what I have done throughout the summer. For those who do not know, I work at McDonald's as a manager. It pays me well to let me go on adventures.Ā  (More on that in a second.) Like any job, it has it's ups and downs. Honestly I am surprised that I have stayed as long as I have. 5 years strong! WOO! Its a job that has many benefits than just the paycheck.

So now you want to know what I actually did for fun? Alright! One thing at a time.

So my first adventure was hitting the upper west coast! It was the trip trio: three friends, three places! We went to started our trip off in Denver to catch a flight out of DEN towards Seattle. Seattle was such a beautiful city. Then we crossed into Canada where we spend a few days in Vancouver, BC. Canada was breath taking. I was glad to see Canada for the first time. It was exciting to see one of my friends leave the country for the first time ever! I got to speak a little French here and there.

Can always count on these guys to push me through anything! #summer #canada

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I went to Denver a second time recently to the Vans Warped Tour! This is my second year going to this I got to see some of my favorite bands this year! Many of you heard that Yellow Card is breaking up!! I about cried when I heard this. They have theirĀ  reasons and I respect them for that. They have had such an impact on me.

I got to hangout with friends all throughout. Frienships grew!

This is only a summary of my summer. Want to know? Just ask!

 

-Pablo"

June 20, 2016

2016-06-20 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

I am finally back from my trip that I planned out with my friends. Where did I go? Good Question! I went to Seattle and Vancouver, BC to check out a new part of the world. Relatively close I should say. Checking out those places has been real fun! This vacation was well needed! Work was starting to get to me! I did not know how much longer I was going to take it.ā€Æ

ā€ÆI always tend to pack the day before my trip instead of planning ahead. I need to work on that. So I packed enough clothes, at least I thought I did. Then went to bed kind of late. I woke up at six in the morning to make it out the door by 7am. What is sleep these days.

My Uses of Social Media

2016-05-21 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

It is hard to remember a life without social media. It is such an important part of our lives that we just seem to not live without it. I remember growing up in that transition that led to the explosion of the use of social media as a part of our daily lives.

I am currently taking an online class for my capstone requirement. The class that I am taking is SOWK 388: Social Media, Digital Activism, and eCitizenship. So for my class, I have to make a blog post answering the following questions. Do you use it? Why/why not? Which forms of social media do you use? and What benefits and drawbacks have you personally seen to using social media?

  • I use social media on a daily basis as long as I can remember. It plays an important part in my life and I have many different purposes that I utilize it for. Mostly I use it to keep others updated with my life as well as to keep up with those who live down the road or across the globe. I am just accustomed to using social media because I grew up with it and it is just the norm of the time. I remember using MSN Messenger to talk with my friends right after school about the latest news and what not. Those were the times.
  • The forms of social media that I use are social networks, social news outlets, media sharing, Blogs and group messaging services. These are just a few that I use. Specifically for social networks, I utilize Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin. One of my favorite social news outlets is Buzzfeed. Most media sharing sites are video sites. Video sites that are popular and those that I use are Youtube, Vimeo and of course Netflix. Blogs are important to me. I host my blog on my website which I write about various topics and I integrate other social media forms within my blog and posts. GroupMe is a popular form of social media as well that is used for group messaging.
  • There are many benefits and drawbacks that I have experienced personally using social media. The benefits of social media is keeping up with friends and family one does not see daily. It has helped me get a job in the past. It is really useful to become creative and asking for help because I know there are people always willing to help me out when I am in a crunch. It is unfortunate that there are many drawbacks that I have experienced personally. I have witnessed cyberbullying to others. This is especially true when others do not have the same opinion that was expressed by someone. I have gone through this before and received much backlash. The biggest drawback was when I posted something without really thinking much about it and almost led me to problems down the road.

 

 

Enjoying different cultures

2016-04-19 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

In the United States we are exposed to many different cultures. Examples of different cultures are the hispanic culture, italian, french, etc. Especially here at UNK we are more exposed than ever to different cultures.

Today I want to talk about how people should be open minded and talk about how one should expose themselves too a different culture. Many of us who are small town people never really grew up with people of a different race or background. There is no harm in that. Once we all came to college we saw how diverse our world really is.. For me I've grown up in two cultures parallel to each other. I grew up in a very hispanic family while being born in to the American culture that I have known since the day I was born. So I could say that I am used to different cultures.

Through out our lives, we find people who are different from us in various ways. Different can mean being from another country. Being from a different country you have different aspects of the world. Being different is good. Those who are totally different from you are International Students.

I say one should befriend an international student. Help them out. It would mean the world to them. You thought you were scared when you went off to college, they are probably three timesĀ as scared since they are in a country that they have never been in before. They will be greatful when you do help them. I know if you ever need a favor from them, they will gladly go up and beyond to help you suceed if you need help from them. It does not hurt to hangout with them. They will learn so much just being around you. You will as well. It is a win-win situation. Take them out to lunch sometime so you get to know them. They will gladly prepare a meal for you sometime. You may not think about it now but they could be of future help when needing to get a job, if they are already in the workforce.

 

I love to learn about the other cultures. It fascinates me how different and similar cultures are. Me being the avid FOOD LOVER <3 I love to ""test"" new food for my belly to enjoy. I did not realize that I loved Japanese foodso much. I think that best part other than the insides is the seaweed to make some of them sushi entrees. NO one has anything to lose by opening themselves up to something different. You know what they say

YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY!

I say go for it!

While you can enjoy a culture festival. Here at UNK we have many of these. The most recent one I went to was the Japanese Food Festival. I learned so much about theĀ Japanese culture. I got to see what their traditions truly embrace than just rely on stereotypes. I have made many Japanese friends as well. Being around theses students, you really get a one to one learning opportunity. It really teaches others not to be afraid and to always remember where one came from originally.

The food was great! Job well done to those in charge of the event. It was a one to remember. Who know it would of been Ā SO much fun to make Japanese food. I want more! Someone hook me up!!

Maybe I'll see you guys at the International Food Festival this Sunday!

Check out my gallery!!

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The making of an igloo!

2016-02-03 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

"Yesterday was quite the cold adventure! It involved snow but I mean A LOT of it! I love winter. Having snow days in colllege is the best thing that could happen to sleep-deprived students. I managed to get some extra shut eye. Seriously though, these snowdays make me feel like a little kid again. You do not know the excitement when I found out UNK canceled clasess to have not one but two snowdays in a row? Man I LOVE COLLEGE! Its music to my ears.

Instead of being a lazy bum and staying in bed all day, I decided to spend my day outside in the good ol' Nebraska cold winter. My friends and I spend the day outside in the beautiful Nebraska weather, winter. The goal for the day was to make an igloo. We started right after lunch. My best friend, Sammy and I spent the day carving out a snow pile to make an igloo. Of course we could not go without throwing the occasional snowball at each other and others that walked by! We bad! ?We used our inner architecture and construction skills as well as our inner child to good use to make the perfect one! It was fun to work on it together!

Here is the end result with me in it.

Question of the day!??

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