Yr 1 Semester 2- Prelude

I started off this semester with every intention to do things differently compared to the first. I lamented on how I studiously dived into my work and yet still felt no more prepared than others who seemed to nonchalantly breeze through the academic term. I guess the epiphany for me was that I was loosing touch of the journey and only focusing on the end. I vividly recall expressing my sentiments as “happiness has become a pursuit rather than a state of being, trying to get to different goals and milestones”. However I can truly say I had no idea what this semester, and year by extension, had in store for me. I guess you’re probably wondering how did I do things differently this time. Well I made a concerted effort to find time to create moments rather than living day to day in a system which can ultimately have you prisoner to routine. This really included things that I would not normally do during the semester like; going on a hike, going kayaking...