Time flies and I can't even believe it has been more than two months since I left MIT on that very depressing bus ride to the airport. (On a side note of the airport: I still can't believe they let me take that hammer on my carry on. I guess wearing a suit and having a diploma with the MIT logo makes it all okay.)
Senior year has been interesting to say the least. Well, most of it. My AP classes are not too bad. Sure AP literature makes me want to crawl in a hole, but at least the hole has pillows! Calculus has been such a breeze thanks to the amazing teachings of Mr. Craiginski at MITES. I am taking it online and my teacher gets annoyed at the speed I finish her lessons. I am just like " what can I say, I got the skills and I am not afraid to derive." Statistics hasn't been bad, just z-scoring every day you know? And then comes Chemistry. Lets not discuss Chemistry ( still doing good though ). But enough of Academics. I have been really busy with Cross-Country and my school's Beta Club. I have been running miles upon miles daily since the day I got back from MITES. My shoes have the mileage of car now. This year we had a lot of new runners come in and I am happy to say that I have seen every single one of those runners grow. I remember in the beginning of the season when they all were like " 5 miles? Um my leg just exploded. Can't do it." Now they are all running the courses without stopping! I can't explain how happy it makes me to know that these new runners are now completing these distance courses. Originally I would have to run next to them and encourage them to run. They would stop of course, but as persistent ( and annoying ) as I am I would push them from behind and tell them that they can complete it. Now I see a transformation in these runners, not just in their running skills. They are now having confidence in their own abilities and they have built up their determination. Knowing that they are all growing is what makes this Captain position so worth it. Recently I was put in charge of a fund raiser for the American Heart Association for my school's National Beta Club. At first the fund raiser was going slow and we were making little to no process, but then we started to pick up the pace ( after a well played motivational pep talk) and we even managed to raise close to five hundred dollars! Needless to say it felt great to be able to donate money for a good cause. Lately I have been really busy tutoring and helping friends with their work. For some reason I am always drawn to help my fellow classmates even though my own homework resembles the rocky mountains. Let me just clarify, however, that I do not give my classmates the answer. I teach them the process to get the answer. I am basically teaching them one of the great MITES principles. On top of all these club activities, sports, and homework I have also been working my job at Red Lobster. Yes, I do "sea" food differently. Work isn't exactly the funnest thing in the world. I run more cleaning tables on one shift than I do at two cross-country practices. My co-workers are all at least double my age and I am the "baby" in the restaurant. Let's just say sometimes these conversations get weird. Now to the last part of my long post MITES story, college applications. I just recently finished my MIT essays and now I am revising and soon I shall click the suspenseful "submit" button. I have my hopes high, but I am applying to other good engineering schools as well just in case. These essays, however, are basically as demanding as another AP class. Alright, so what was the point of this long blog besides giving an insight on my life? Point is that MITES is basically in every part of my life. My coaches, co-workers, classmates, and friends all know about my MITES experience. I am constantly talking about it. I can't help it. I want to spread the great things I learned at MITES and try to inspire my friends to dream big and work hard. I have grown from it and now I am applying what I have learned to help my community. For now, that is the update on this Colombian's life.
Senior year has been interesting to say the least. Well, most of it. My AP classes are not too bad. Sure AP literature makes me want to crawl in a hole, but at least the hole has pillows! Calculus has been such a breeze thanks to the amazing teachings of Mr. Craiginski at MITES. I am taking it online and my teacher gets annoyed at the speed I finish her lessons. I am just like " what can I say, I got the skills and I am not afraid to derive." Statistics hasn't been bad, just z-scoring every day you know? And then comes Chemistry. Lets not discuss Chemistry ( still doing good though ). But enough of Academics. I have been really busy with Cross-Country and my school's Beta Club. I have been running miles upon miles daily since the day I got back from MITES. My shoes have the mileage of car now. This year we had a lot of new runners come in and I am happy to say that I have seen every single one of those runners grow. I remember in the beginning of the season when they all were like " 5 miles? Um my leg just exploded. Can't do it." Now they are all running the courses without stopping! I can't explain how happy it makes me to know that these new runners are now completing these distance courses. Originally I would have to run next to them and encourage them to run. They would stop of course, but as persistent ( and annoying ) as I am I would push them from behind and tell them that they can complete it. Now I see a transformation in these runners, not just in their running skills. They are now having confidence in their own abilities and they have built up their determination. Knowing that they are all growing is what makes this Captain position so worth it. Recently I was put in charge of a fund raiser for the American Heart Association for my school's National Beta Club. At first the fund raiser was going slow and we were making little to no process, but then we started to pick up the pace ( after a well played motivational pep talk) and we even managed to raise close to five hundred dollars! Needless to say it felt great to be able to donate money for a good cause. Lately I have been really busy tutoring and helping friends with their work. For some reason I am always drawn to help my fellow classmates even though my own homework resembles the rocky mountains. Let me just clarify, however, that I do not give my classmates the answer. I teach them the process to get the answer. I am basically teaching them one of the great MITES principles. On top of all these club activities, sports, and homework I have also been working my job at Red Lobster. Yes, I do "sea" food differently. Work isn't exactly the funnest thing in the world. I run more cleaning tables on one shift than I do at two cross-country practices. My co-workers are all at least double my age and I am the "baby" in the restaurant. Let's just say sometimes these conversations get weird. Now to the last part of my long post MITES story, college applications. I just recently finished my MIT essays and now I am revising and soon I shall click the suspenseful "submit" button. I have my hopes high, but I am applying to other good engineering schools as well just in case. These essays, however, are basically as demanding as another AP class. Alright, so what was the point of this long blog besides giving an insight on my life? Point is that MITES is basically in every part of my life. My coaches, co-workers, classmates, and friends all know about my MITES experience. I am constantly talking about it. I can't help it. I want to spread the great things I learned at MITES and try to inspire my friends to dream big and work hard. I have grown from it and now I am applying what I have learned to help my community. For now, that is the update on this Colombian's life.
