There are many challenges I am facing as a UVU student. First off, I am having a difficult time adjusting from high school to college life. People always told me that college is way different from high school, and they sure were right. College brings about many new experiences and struggles for me. My parents always told me in high school that I needed to read because in college the majority of the homework is reading. Even though I knew they were right, I never would take a chance to read a book. Now that I have started college and have received reading assignments, I wish I could go back in time and listen to my parents counsel. I struggle with comprehending the text and staying focused while I read. I really hope I will be able to overcome this issue, it is going to kill me when I have a test and I don’t know the answers because the lack of effort I put into reading the textbooks.
Another struggle I am encountering with is being away from home. I’m from Oregon and I came to Utah leaving my parents, grandparents, oldest sister and my niece back home. My family and I are very close and I would always see them every single day. My mom and I would watch my niece who is 20 months old. She is so cute and now that I’m gone she walks around the house looking for me and saying “Heathy, Heathy”. At times I will be in my apartment and think to myself, “Is being in Utah the best choice for me or will I be better back home?” My other sister and her husband live in Utah so that’s my only strength when I feel like I want to go home. I’m hoping that with time I will be able to accept that I won’t see my family every day.
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