My song!

For my final reflection project, I wrote a silly song describing myself in the past, present, and future. The lyrics are posted at the bottom if you want to read them. In the first verse, I'm just basically listing things that I like and enjoy doing. I've actually had an interest in these since I was a kid, particularly cookies; they are seriously what pop up in my head when I get hungry most of the time. I'm also trying to get more into photography (I finally ordered my first vintage Polaroid instant camera!) just because of the idiom "a picture is worth a thousand words." As for the chorus, I actually spent some time contemplating on what I've changed over these months, but I couldn't really come up with anything, so I put "this is me; I haven't changed." However, I do believe that I am moving forward as I work on building my repertoire here at Converse. I used some comparison as well to better convey how I feel toward life. Action painting is where an artist splatters paint instead of carefully applies it with a brush on a canvas. The result is usually a beautiful artistic work composed of random brush strokes with different colors, which is why I compared my life with this particularly type of art. I am experiencing with new colors right now for my piece of art. The second verse is saying I may have challenges, but they're not impossible to overcome. My dream, which is currently to become a music therapist, will be achieved if I keep trying. I picked the ukulele because this song is meant to be cute.

Verse 1
I love cookies
Toys, clothes, and hair.
I take pictures but not in a stalkerish way
And daydream about pretty boys.

Chorus
This is me; I haven't changed,
But you'll see more of me in the future 'cause
Life is a canvas and
I'm an artist;
Action painting is my profession.

Verse 2
I hate MacGAMUT
Homework and exams,
but I'll try anyways,
'cause one day
I'll become a rock star.

Repeat Chorus

Love to you, my dear professors.

Converse already has many fun and unifying traditions like 1889 week and big sis/lil sis week, but we could use another one to bring us together even more as a family. I have friends in different majors, and somewhere in our past conversations, we had quarrels about who had it harder. I have realized that every major has its own challenge; however, wouldn't it be cool for students to go by class schedules of other students in different majors for at most a week? For example, a music major could live by the schedule of a mathematics major and vice versa, then they would share the experience with each other and their classmates. That way some of us could get a better idea of what the other majors are like. Realistically speaking, this is not a very planned-out thought, and it probably wouldn't work, plus it is also mainly what I've personally wanted to dip my feet in. I've always wanted to try a major in physics just for the heck of it and go back to music. Nonetheless, here's something Converse should definitely think about: a teacher appreciation week. Kind of similar to big sis/lil sis week, we could anonymously leave presents and thank you notes in front of our favorite teachers' offices then reveal ourselves later on during the week. By favorite, I mean the person(s) that has the most influence on you. I thought of this, because I have someone I seriously owe a big thank you to.

Music

When I am down or just feel like drifting away from reality, I listen to music by Snow Patrol, Gregory and the Hawk, John Mayer, Incubus, or Radiohead.With the playlist repeats itself, I usually just lie on my bed with eyes closed while listening to the songs go on and on until I'm tired of everything being perfect and ready for reality once again. On those days when boredom makes me feel useless, I turn on songs by Rediscover, Mihimaru GT, Family Force 5, Wonder Girls, or The Ready Set to motivate me in productive activities such as making a life size origami or a giant heart out of construction papers.