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Zvenn3n
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Sweden1196 Posts
July 20 2012 14:50 GMT
#1
Today, I visited my soon-to-be university. I went there with a female acquaintance of mine. We started off by asking some things to the person in charge of our program (language,culture & communication) and got to know about how it usually is when you start going to the university, and how the first week is.

I felt kind of out of place there, to be honest. It might be because we were among the youngest of the people there. Me & my friend both decided to keep on studying instead of taking a leap year, something that few of my friends decided to do, you see. But it might also be because of the fact that I'm going to leave twelve years of going to school as usual behind. The university lessons are quite different from the lessons you have in primary to high school. I mean, if you wanted to, you could skip out on almost all of the lessons save the seminars, and still do well.

I remember being a kid and thinking about what I wanted to do when I grew up. I wanted to work in a test lab like my mom, just because they burned up toys there, and I thought it was fun. Time changed me, though, and now, while I'm not completely sure as to what I want to do, I have the smallest clue, and I realized something: When you were young, you always looked forward to the future, when you finally grew up and starting making your own choices. Turns out my future is closer than I think.



I don't dread the future, but I'm a little bit divided on how things are going to turn out. However, if there's one thing I've learnt in the trip through school, then it's that things always get better. Every time I made a "jump", like from primary to secondary, and from secondary to high school, it always improved. I like to credit myself for this, saying that I've grown to become more responsible & calm. Perhaps that is the case, but my classmates should be getting more credit for being the amazing people that they are.

I'm going into this with my eyes full of hope and with a wish for a better future for myself. Will this happen? Not necessarily. But there's always a chance that it will happen. And if it doesn't, I'm still pretty sure that I've enjoyed my ride. I feel as if there are endless possibilities, and I want to make sure that I make use of each and every one of them.



In my opinion, there's no use worrying about the future. Come what may, there's nothing that I can affect directly... Just yet. I'm not going into peace, but I'm hoping that I will be able to change something to the better, that I've made somebody's day a little bit brighter and easier.

I will always give it my all, and as long as I have friends to share my stories with and a family that supports me, I know that I'll never give up, and that I'll always keep on fighting, no matter what my challenge consists of. It doesn't matter if it's hard work or a tough decision, physically or mentally, there's no way that I'll just leave without trying and giving it my all.



I'm looking forward to meeting my new classmates come fall, and I'm sure that I will make friends for life. I also want to become a mentor for one of the exchange students that arrive, and I hope that I can show them the best Sweden can offer, if I get the offer to become one.

But what if this all comes down on me? Well, no use worrying about the future. As long as you keep a positive mindset, you will be able to overcome almost anything, and that's what I aim to do. If things turn out for the worse, I'll remember to tell myself that it's alright at the end of the day.



Thanks for reading!
/Oscar

TL;DR: Listen to the music, and you'll understand.

P.S: I know that it might seems like there are too many songs to too little text, but I really wanted to get all of these songs in there, because they really catch my emotions perfectly!

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TheGiz
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada708 Posts
July 20 2012 15:06 GMT
#2
You're optimistic; that's good. But you think you're grown up - all first years do. You are so young, and you don't even realize it.

When I went to university I felt the same thing, and for a time it was good. I skipped class and enjoyed life, and paid for it with great difficulty. You will too, if you're not careful. All the optimism in the world cannot replace hard work. You're probably lucky - if you chose an easy program, it will not be hard, and university will be the best time of your life. You might pay for it afterwards though with the rest of your life, but I guess that all comes down to you: make the right decisions, be disciplined, and the world will be your oyster like you say, but not now. This another day of labor; the brighter one is half a decade away.
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Zvenn3n
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Sweden1196 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-20 15:17:51
July 20 2012 15:12 GMT
#3
On July 21 2012 00:06 TheGiz wrote:
You're optimistic; that's good. But you think you're grown up - all first years do. You are so young, and you don't even realize it.

When I went to university I felt the same thing, and for a time it was good. I skipped class and enjoyed life, and paid for it with great difficulty. You will too, if you're not careful. All the optimism in the world cannot replace hard work. You're probably lucky - if you chose an easy program, it will not be hard, and university will be the best time of your life. You might pay for it afterwards though with the rest of your life, but I guess that all comes down to you: make the right decisions, be disciplined, and the world will be your oyster like you say, but not now. This another day of labor; the brighter one is half a decade away.


I was more meaning that compared to three years ago, I've grown. I still consider myself a youngster, and probably will continue to do so until I've graduated, gotten myself a job and a place of my own. Until then, I'm still not fully grown.

My brother had to retake some of his tests due to him cramming like hell the day before and getting a black-out during the actual test. My first goal is to not have that happen. Since there's really no grading system in University besides passing or failing grades (or so I think, might be wrong), I've made up a goal ladder, of sorts. I want to avoid having to retake tests, and when I feel as if that is easy to do, I will step up and volunteer for mentoring an exchange student (I say mentoring because I've no better word to use, if there's a better word for it, please do tell). Those are my current two stept, but I will probably add on more steps as time passes.

And regarding whether I chose an easy program or not, I don't know. I chose what I felt was my calling, and if that's a hard program, then so be it, because damn it, I'm gonna do it!
thoraxe
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1449 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-20 16:31:38
July 20 2012 16:25 GMT
#4
Wow, that song that you posted by The Offspring sounds similar to the style in Rise Against - Savior. By looking at the youtube comments I am not the only one that thinks so. Thought it's the other way around, The Offspring came first before Rise Against.

I wonder if The Offspring have been used in Proleague, OSL, MSL, etc...

edit: I was looking through some of their music, The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid, and it sounds extremely familiar I think it might have been used by one of the leagues.
Obama singing "Kick Ass" Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yghFBt-fXmw&feature=player_embedde
Zvenn3n
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Sweden1196 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-20 16:40:35
July 20 2012 16:34 GMT
#5
On July 21 2012 01:25 thoraxe wrote:
Wow, that song that you posted by The Offspring sounds similar to the style in Rise Against - Savior. By looking at the youtube comments I am not the only one that thinks so. Thought it's the other way around, The Offspring came first before Rise Against.

I wonder if The Offspring have been used in Proleague, OSL, MSL, etc...

I don't know about that, but Days Go By has been used in the GSL. It's not really my fav song of their album though.

Video:


I've heard Savior as well, but I can't find the similarity between the two songs. Perhaps it's because I focus more on the singers' voice, and let's just say that Tim & Dexter sound completely different to me.


As for fav song on the record... no frickin' clue. I love the first 6, too hard to choose!

HOWEVER, if it's about my fav song by The Offspring all-time, then it's by FAR "Can't Repeat", I LOVE that song!
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