Reality Check!

I love this place, Syracuse University that is. There is something about being surrounded by thousands of individuals in my age group that makes me go crazy, well not too crazy, let's just say it makes me feel comfortable!As much as I love this place, I must remind myself... THIS IS COLLEGE! College is not all about fun, games, and social gatherings in crammed locations, its about balancing the aforementioned activities with academic obligations.

That being said, I decided to plan a trip to the Big Apple; New York City! The purpose of this trip was to celebrate the fact that I had gotten through most of my miterm exams. I had been planning this trip for about 2 weeks, talked about it everyday, wished constantly that the plan would go through, and then it DID not! Instead I eneded up visiting some friends at Purchase College, and exploring Connecticut for the rest of the weekend. Although my invasion of New York City did not occur, I felt "at peace". That is a little drastic, but it is the truth.

Sometimes when you plan things a little too much, your plan falls through. It happens to everyone, ... even me.


Simply,

Terrance

CRS in every day life!

Throughout this year I have learned that I can apply the teachings of the CRS program to my other classes. Last year I took a series of interesting classes that varied from Public Advocacy, to my favorite, Advanced Public Speaking. I had the opportunity to use the skills I leaned in those classes in a different setting; I was to lecture my classmates of Counseling 101. The assignment was to discuss the first couple chapters of "Tuesday's With Morrie", and may I add it is one of the most inspirational books I have read to date.

I decided to put my Advanced Public Speaking skills to practice and started a lecture titled "The Meaning of Life". I started off by stating that I was far from being a life coach or even a motivational speaker. I further encouraged my peers to look for the positive aspects of life rather than focusing on the negative aspects. It is my belief that all situations provide blessings, that is the reason why I chose to share the story of Randy Pausch.

Inspirational Individuals exist everywhere, at home, school, and even college, however, one does not need to be in a state of decay to make a difference. That was what I was trying to convey to my peers. I told them that one must strive for success with passion. I didn't learn this in class, in fact I leaned this right here, on the Internet. I realized this after I watched an inspiration speech by the late Randy Pausch.



In conclusion,I would just like to point out how CRS has helped me with other classes, whle conveyong to you the importance of not putting things off. Throughout my college career, I have adopted a quote, and now I am reading to share it with you.

"Being Good is not enough, when YOU dream of being Great."

Simply,
Terrance

More to come...

I will start off by saying that I am a very visual person. As a CRS student at SU, Communication with others a is a key element to insights. I thought it would be fair to show you all a day in the life of a CRS student. Starting next week, my blog will be hosting a year long miniseries, to give you, the prospective students, and general public the opportunity to experience Syacuse University with me. That being said, I would like to invite you all to continue visiting my blog for further updates about CRS and Syracuse University.

Simply,
Terrance