Journal Entry #1
December 2nd, 2013

As I sit down on campus next to a tree, many thoughts start to race through my mind. I start to think about family, and how I miss my grandpa. I know it’s been over 4 years but I just can’t help it. I’m excited to spend the holidays with my family that I do have. My family lives in Brooklyn, so since I don’t see them a lot it’s always a good time seeing them. Then I start to think about school. I think about the work load I have now that the semester is coming to an end. I knew that was going to happen because college is different then high school. I was prepared for it. But I also think about the people I have met. I have met some of the greatest friends. All these people have really made such an impact on my life and I never thought something like that would happen so fast. I met my best friend here at school, who is exactly like me. If I decided to go to community college and not Kean, I would have never met her. I’m so happy with my decision that I made to come here. Although no ones life is perfect, I’m happy with the way mine is going right now.
Journal Entry #2
December 3rd, 2013

List of things to do:
Cash my checks from work
Clean my room
Go to work
Do laundry at work
Count the draw at the end of my shift
Make sure everything is done
Lock up the store
Get ready for bed

Journal Entry #3
December 4th, 2013

Dear Diary,

Today is a long day for me. Wednesday’s are my worst day of the semester. I have class at 8am up till 5:30pm. I have 3 classes which two of them are 2 hours and 45 minutes. With finals coming up all my classes have been bombarding me with schoolwork as well. The only two classes that haven’t given me a lot of work is Political Science and Geography. I also have to retake the reading placement test next week because I’m in basic reading 409. In order to take the next level, 0412 I must pass the test with