History 2200 April 9th‚ 2014 My Vietnam Experience The sudden noise of a dog bark‚ doorbell‚ loud noise‚ or a certain smell can trigger the flashbacks from the war. The flashbacks can take me back to a helicopter ride by a small inhale of diesel‚ or the smell after a tank explodes. Loud noises can trigger memories of my nighttime guard duty and fights against our enemies. These noises and smells would make a “normal” person just jump or not even notice a common smell‚ but for me‚ a scare or
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Teach Basketball If you ever played basketball you have to have your mind set to ten percent heart and ninety percent determination. I can remember growing up playing basketball with my dad because he taught me how to play. We would play all day and night. There were always rivalries in our house because we liked different teams. For example‚ he liked the Celtics and I liked the Miami Heat. I love to play basketball and I think that the little kids would love to learn how to play basketball. Basketball
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When I was thinking about writing this journal post a particular experiences came into my head. I pushed it aside for the fact that it didn’t fit the criteria for this journal. However‚ after struggling trying with writer’s block‚ I gave in to my original thought. The experience I am going to be talking about doesn’t fit the criteria of being a patient/nurse interaction because I wasn’t with a “patient” or in a clinical setting. On the night of Saturday‚ October 11th‚ Logan and I went out for a typical
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problems have plagued me‚ some more serious than others. Many of these issues were conquered with the help of my friends‚ leading to a closer bond with them. Other times‚ the issues have resolved themselves‚ providing me with more of a learning experience. There are those obnoxious problems I have not been able to solve‚ the issues that pester me months after they first occur. These are the problems that have truly tested my abilities and beliefs and made me think carefully. Recently‚ a new challenge
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One thing that I observed about myself within my Pilates experience is that I am not as fit as I thought I was. I have noticed that I am extremely stiff when doing the leg stretches. There is a lot of tension in my legs when I stretch using the band. I have also noticed that my legs and arms make cracking sounds at some points when I am doing certain positions. I did not realize that it would be so difficult for me to do some of the positions. As the classes become more intension I began to realize
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However‚ the most important cultural experience that I recently had would have to be my time in the summer program. Lead NOW was a program that I participated during the summer of 2016 here at St. Thomas University. As a requirement of the program‚ I had to take an art and dance class. Both classes served me greatly in such that it helped me build up my cultural experiences. The art class made me make my own art and find out what art meant to me. The work
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Discrimination Experiences When discussing discriminate Experiences‚ I have either been the one being discriminated‚ stereotype or been a witness someone being discriminated by based on skin color‚ looks‚ height‚ or even due to weight. In today society‚ it is easier stereotype and discriminate against people then it is to understand people. In my personal journey‚ I have been on both side of situation. I have been stereotyped and discriminated against due to my looks‚ color of skin‚ gender‚
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Being an immigrant for 16 years limited my dreams of attending college. Everything changed in 2015 when I received a letter stating I had to travel to Ciudad Juarez which will determined whether or not I will become a US resident. I knew many doors had opened for me in the dream land. On October 21‚ 2015 I had an important meeting to attend I was so nerves‚ excited‚ and happy after many years of waiting for this moment to arrive it was finally here! Tears coming out when I heard the judge say‚ “Congratulation
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I had a traumatic experience of an eight-years old kid whining in gibberish‚ crying until gagging‚ shrieking at an ear-splitting pitch‚ and throwing up an obnoxious blob of mess all at the same time right before my eyes next to me in a car. Ever since then‚ I put some distance between little children and myself‚ trying to avoid any kinds of interactions with them as much as I can. Babysitting was a fearful task and when I was once asked by a teacher to babysit his three little children for a couple
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given no break from football. It felt like it was an all year long sport. To me football didn’t just show me how to run the ball‚ how to catch a ball‚ and how to tackle. Football also gave me very many life lessons and experiences that I will never forget. Especially‚ one experience where I was racially profiled. Summer camp was finally here which was a football camp where my team and another team practiced and scrimmaged with each other for a whole week‚ and it was something everyone waited all
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