Yo Marlen,
What’s up pal? I’ll be honest with you…this class is kicking my ass. I will be the first to tell you that I work hard and I hope that the work that I am doing is showing that. I like to back up my words kind of thing. In high school I remember sitting in my senior research writing class and listening to the teacher tell us about how important it will be to have this information for college. I didn’t believe her. NOW I do! My experiences thus far have been good. I feel that I am doing quality work and that I am putting in the needed (and extra of course) effort to accomplish my tasks successfully and fully. I never had a class that dealt with the computer so much. And having my laptop blow up on me this past Christmas break is no help of course. So, I try my hardest with the resources I have at hand. Whether it be busting my ass late at night at the office computer where I work or using my girl friends laptop when I go to see her I do the most work I can in that time period and wait for the next opportunity I have available.
I feel that this class will benefit me for the rest of my life. You are a great teacher and you make me want to work harder. I really enjoy my topic and am very enthusiastic about it. It seems like a large task at hand but just like when I was in high school, when finished I will be proud of all the obstacles that I have climbed and over come. It’s not easy carrying 16 credits a semester and having a 20 hour work weeks to go along it. But I know that if stay persistent I will accomplish everything that I set my sights on.
My concerns are many and seem large. I know that they will diminish in time. Some concerns I have are: How the Hell am I supposed to get this SHIT done!?!? When will this start to get easier? And finally, Can I REALLY do this?. And my answer to all of them is YES! Yes, this SHIT will get done (and done WELL), yes, this will get easier, and finally YES I REALLY can do this! I feel confident in myself. I have always carried confidence with me in anything that I do in life whether it is sports, being around friends or making a decision about my future career. Because if I start to get down on myself about one little thing…well, that is when things start to pile up and start to feel overwhelming.
I look at it like this…I’m driving a stick shift up a really big hill…and if were to start out in any other gear except first I would just stall out and never get rolling…but when I start in first gear I can shift to second, then third, then fourth and finally get into overdrive. That’s when I can put on the cruise control and hit the brakes when needed. I hope you like that analogy Marlen…I think it is a neat way to look at life… You need to start out low before you can get higher.
Yours Truly,
Kyle J. Callahan
