Halfway through week 10

I find writing to be one of the hardest things as coming up with the first sentence for an essay or a blog can take me hours. Because of that, working on our research paper was a real challenge for me, but I had Curtis and Kris. They were able to synthesize their thoughts well onto paper, and using them as inspiration, I was able to write paragraphs for sections such as the introduction and discussion and offer suggestions on how to better reword other areas. I’m always amazed by whatever I end up writing as I can never imagine myself being able to speak like that.

For our last luncheon lecture we had Saeed Arabi. I enjoyed hearing about his journey after graduate school where he went into the industry and was able to co-found the company Salin247. As of now, I don’t really have plans of starting my own business, but I’ll still take away the things Saeed listed as being vital to starting a company such as critical thinking, being resilient and determined, and having team cooperation skills. Afterwards there was a discussion on what our favorite movie is and what that says about ourselves. I said I really like Toy Story, especially the third one, but I couldn’t think of words to answer what that says about me. I guess I really resonate with the fun, playful atmosphere and the strong sense of family. I know people can come and go, but as long as I can remember, I’ll always have them close.