1 month ago I started a new stage in my life, the University. It was harder than I thought. Those who know me already know and those who do not tell them that my sport and my passion is baseball and decided to pursue my dream and my career here in America.
arrived on 26 August at the city of Baltimore, Maryland, around 5 pm, my coach took me there and brought me to the town of Princess Anne, where I spent the night with some teammates.
was a tough night, I had no way to call anyone, or Internet to chat with my friends and family, he was alone, scared, away from home and knew they would soon return.
missed everything as never before had, as a small child cried all night and only thanks to the memories, letters and gifts from friends and family could survive the night.
Al
next day, the coach picked me up at 7:15 am and brought me to campus, University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the name of my school. I started with the records and paperwork that took me all afternoon, I was hungry and sleepy, but mostly I felt something I never felt before, I felt I had nothing, I was alone and there was nobody who could help me.
When it was over, I finally reached my room, was cold and messy. It was equally difficult night, I started to unpack and consoled me alone with my music that I could hopefully bring. That night I did not have Internet and started to frustrate me, I missed everything like never before had done.
only tired I slept through the fast and the next day I had to continue with more and more paperwork and records and that was during the week. By Wednesday I was finally able to get an Ethernet cable so I can connect to the Internet and was a relief to talk to my family and friends, I felt as if they had spent years and were only 3 days.
The first week was very difficult, there were times when I came the desire to simply leave everything and return to my home, not as well explain what I felt, would have to experience it and have it should know how difficult it is to resist and persevere in these situations, and today, a month after that, I am very proud to have done, definitely what does not kill you makes you stronger.
The second week was much better, I met my teammates and started classes, my schedule began to fill so I was busy part of the day which I used as a good distraction from thinking about home. It was also difficult because I knew no one in the entire campus more than the coach but they were all so nice and friendly which immediately began to correspond with them.
the third week and had a friend from the Dominican Republic and a friend from Colombia, officials began training and was now fully occupied since 8 in the morning until 8 at night, go to my room every night tired yet very happy, doing the odd slope then spent hours talking with my friends and family to take my well deserved sleep after.
Today is already a month since I got here and I'm very happy, has not been easy but I am more than trailer and here there is only way forward. The workouts are much heavier than I imagined but I am so happy because that just means progress and improvement. On the other hand, what if I missed some were lessons, took 6 lessons covering 16 credits this semester, and I'm really not feeling, is not nothing heavy, the UP did not have a day off, were read daily, 3 or 4 weekly tests, practical work, essays, etc ... here I feel like back in high school. Professor Padilla is that you are perhaps the only one who reads this and actually do the work that all teachers in the UP is impeccable, 3 years were very heavy but true that we prepared as a few, congratulations to you and everyone else great teachers.
Anyway, I still have 3 months here before returning home, and just counting the days, but I really invite you to everyone who has a dream or goal you want to achieve, strive for it. Dreaming is easy, not achieve much, but are these people who have the courage to take the risk and leave everything to pursue something that finally they succeed and those that have the greatest merit. Great success requires great sacrifice, but the reward at the end is priceless, do not think, just act and do whatever it takes to achieve what they want because that's where you see the caliber of person one is. Good luck to all.
arrived on 26 August at the city of Baltimore, Maryland, around 5 pm, my coach took me there and brought me to the town of Princess Anne, where I spent the night with some teammates.
was a tough night, I had no way to call anyone, or Internet to chat with my friends and family, he was alone, scared, away from home and knew they would soon return.
missed everything as never before had, as a small child cried all night and only thanks to the memories, letters and gifts from friends and family could survive the night.
Al
next day, the coach picked me up at 7:15 am and brought me to campus, University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the name of my school. I started with the records and paperwork that took me all afternoon, I was hungry and sleepy, but mostly I felt something I never felt before, I felt I had nothing, I was alone and there was nobody who could help me.
When it was over, I finally reached my room, was cold and messy. It was equally difficult night, I started to unpack and consoled me alone with my music that I could hopefully bring. That night I did not have Internet and started to frustrate me, I missed everything like never before had done.
only tired I slept through the fast and the next day I had to continue with more and more paperwork and records and that was during the week. By Wednesday I was finally able to get an Ethernet cable so I can connect to the Internet and was a relief to talk to my family and friends, I felt as if they had spent years and were only 3 days.
The first week was very difficult, there were times when I came the desire to simply leave everything and return to my home, not as well explain what I felt, would have to experience it and have it should know how difficult it is to resist and persevere in these situations, and today, a month after that, I am very proud to have done, definitely what does not kill you makes you stronger.
The second week was much better, I met my teammates and started classes, my schedule began to fill so I was busy part of the day which I used as a good distraction from thinking about home. It was also difficult because I knew no one in the entire campus more than the coach but they were all so nice and friendly which immediately began to correspond with them.
the third week and had a friend from the Dominican Republic and a friend from Colombia, officials began training and was now fully occupied since 8 in the morning until 8 at night, go to my room every night tired yet very happy, doing the odd slope then spent hours talking with my friends and family to take my well deserved sleep after.
Today is already a month since I got here and I'm very happy, has not been easy but I am more than trailer and here there is only way forward. The workouts are much heavier than I imagined but I am so happy because that just means progress and improvement. On the other hand, what if I missed some were lessons, took 6 lessons covering 16 credits this semester, and I'm really not feeling, is not nothing heavy, the UP did not have a day off, were read daily, 3 or 4 weekly tests, practical work, essays, etc ... here I feel like back in high school. Professor Padilla is that you are perhaps the only one who reads this and actually do the work that all teachers in the UP is impeccable, 3 years were very heavy but true that we prepared as a few, congratulations to you and everyone else great teachers.
Anyway, I still have 3 months here before returning home, and just counting the days, but I really invite you to everyone who has a dream or goal you want to achieve, strive for it. Dreaming is easy, not achieve much, but are these people who have the courage to take the risk and leave everything to pursue something that finally they succeed and those that have the greatest merit. Great success requires great sacrifice, but the reward at the end is priceless, do not think, just act and do whatever it takes to achieve what they want because that's where you see the caliber of person one is. Good luck to all.
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