Blog: 2016

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!

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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.

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Denver Trip

2016-01-07 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

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Let the road trip begin

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""Oh its hard to live in the city"" - Albert Hammond Jr.

ItsĀ  been an interesting start to the new year.

This week I am on a trip to Denver with my three best friends Sammy and Sam. These are some of the coolest dudes you guys will ever meet. It has been an interesting trip so far.

We left Nebraska on in the morning on Tuesday. When we got there we got some grub at a great place. Then we hit up downtown.Ā  We did a bit of shopping and just walked around. It was fun just being in that urban enviorment. All the buildings are beautiful. Downtown Denver has really cleaned up their act. I like seeing the street performers (the few in the winter).

Then we hit up Redrocks Amphitheater and Park where we did some climbing upĀ  the stairs and enjoyed the beautiful sights and sceneries of the area.Ā  It was so relaxing. Any part of outside Denver is nice! I like nature. Twas fun. I do not think that I could live in the city

We had dinner at Five Guys, the burgers were so delicious. Where has it been my whole life. There were many places where we hit up for yummy food!

The nightlife in Denver is pretty swell!! The city surprises me so much!!!

Found some good books at the Thrift Shop!! Who knew thrifts shops were so badass.

We went everywhere in Denver. The malls here are amazing and huge.Ā  So many sights we wanted to see but time was the enemy. The next trip will be even better.

Time to hit the road! This was a trip that I really enjoyed especially with your buddies. Now it is time to go home and get back to reality. School starts soon and I got to get back to the whole routine. See you soon Nebraska!!

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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!!"