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This blog is about finding YOUR passion that has inspired you, and using that inspiration through a future career. This is also me expressing my journey to you. 

The number of hobbies and activities that teenagers participate in can be more than a handful. We are encouraged all our lives to be apart of sports, organizations that impact our community, and much more. The rush through school along with hobbies may cause havoc to one’s mind life, but it does indeed push one along the path of finding out their future career.

Clubs I took apart of were Guitar club, Future Farmers of America, Ski Club, and so much more including music. I was active in these clubs for the simple fact of enjoying my life, but it also allowed me to notice more of an idea of how to also enjoy my life in the future. After high school, my interests were still the same, but my favorite hobbies took a stronger path. Freshmen year of college came and went. What a roller coaster it was, with all the new experiences along with introductions into new and unfamiliar organizations. I was in the choir, I started writing my own music, and figured out what my major needed to be. I was first a Communications major but switched over to Marketing because of the opportunities it had for a confident genuine girl like me (or so I like to think).  

I got involved at the college radio station 90FM, and that gave me more insight on what I don’t want to do in my future. I love who I work with, don’t get me wrong. But the position I have currently just isn’t for me. Being a News director takes a lot of organization and patient skills, which I haven’t quite developed yet. I loved the experience, but I’m hoping to get a new position there like the Public Relations or Business director! I know I need a job where the routine is different each day, and I believe those positions will give me that.

I am hoping to get an internship with Appleton Downtown Inc. this summer as an event planner along with many other tasks. I hope I find passion for event planning through this, so I can proceed a plan with that career. Next summer I am hoping to work for some time of agribusiness, for the sole purpose of missing agriculture interactions in my life and of course experience in that field. I have two horses at home, but that doesn’t necessarily give me great background in the agricultural field. I wish I could have grown up on a farm, so I could not just appreciate the Ag-industry, but also feel the strength and hardships farmers go through day-to-day.

I am now a sophomore in college, and still unsure what I want to do in my future. However, I do know I won’t have to be worried when I graduate because of the experience in different fields I will have before that!

 That’s all for now folks.

With all my love and sincerity,

Laura Jean 

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Dear College Students, I understand.

As one grows through their college experience, many will comprehend that everyone (and themselves) will find their own passion for something on campus if they take the time to seek it through. This point in our lives is a time for uncertainty and experimenting, along with many trial and errors. “What you put in is what you will get out of it” is a saying that isn’t taken seriously enough by students. The top three goals students want out of their experience is finding long lasting relationships, unique opportunities only given during college, and finding out what career path makes them happy. When you can’t succeed in any of these goals right away, it feels as though you have failed as a college student.

I myself was one of those students, giving up on UWSP because of my lack of effort. Freshman year felt lonely and unsuccessful because of the light workload I put on myself, and my zero eagerness to go out and experiment with unfamiliar organizations. Like this blog, I was out on the internet many times a week looking at other student’s blogs that wrote about homesickness, loneliness, and many other college dilemmas. I loved reading about other people in agreeance, because it made me feel normal. I don’t blame myself for my first year entirely though, I was just a noob and uncertain on the new lifestyle I had to live. I didn’t know myself well enough to know what my needs were to feel completely content. I also feel as though there is no preparation before coming into college, it's just something you must experience to really understand the concept.

 I ended up giving UWSP another try, and sure enough things turned out. One of the experiences that changed my mind was getting a job at our college radio station, 90FM. I became the news director, and it surprisingly fell into my hands. I used to think it was luck, but really it was a response to my hard work in finding happiness here. This job kept me busy along with the heavy amount of schoolwork, and that’s what made me feel right at home. Everyone has a different in-depth happiness tactic, mine is and always was staying busy. The vibe at 90FM gave me hope and more respect for this town. Everyone I work with are honest and charismatic, and those two qualities are rare to find now a days. Because of this opportunity, many other benefits came along. The right friends finally came along, my relationship with my partner grew stronger, and my career path became a bit clearer. I’m not saying all good things come at once, I’m just stating my opinion on the ability to see clearer when something good comes along. My journey through college is starting to make sense, and I am loving it! Patience and effort are what it took to get where I am now, you can do it too.

 You will find a passion for something, and you will be content with your life through all the hardships.

 That’s all for now folks.

 With all my love and sincerity,

 Laura Jean

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Why UWSP?

I was and still am one of those individuals who overthinks every decision in their lives. Saying that, choosing a school was rather difficult for me. I ended up here at University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point because of its close location to home, it being a smaller sized school, and the vibe it gave off. A “vibe” is hard to describe, but it gave me a sense in which I was going in the right direction. I also chose Stevens Point for the reason of seperating from my high school colleagues. I enjoyed my time in high school, don’t get me wrong, but I wanted to start fresh with a unique location being with unique people comparing to Freedom, WI.

Stevens Point became a place that is familiar and comfortable to me. At first I was uneasy here not because of the school, but because of change. I struggle all my life when a change comes into my life. Adjusting to a different lifestyle always takes me months or even a year to become comfortable and confident in the present time. I’m not sure why I am the way I am, but everyone is different especially through ways when choosing and adjusting to your chosen college.

UWSP has taught me so much already, and I am grateful for that. The various opportunities it has brought to me has developed who I am today. I found out how a long distance relationship works, I had the honor of working at a radio station (90fm), and meeting musicians here that I now get to perform with all the time! In addition, of course I have become more independent like the typical college student says. I finally feel in control of my life, and am no longer scared to be an adult. WOW!

That’s all for now folks.

With all my love and sincerity,

Laura Jean