Update on me

Hello,

I know it has been forever since I have updated this blog and it is something that I do need to start doing more often (for the shear reason of it really gives me an outlet when I tend to over-think circumstances and situations). Although I do not get the opportunity to reach out to many of my old friends and unfortunately it doesn't look like that will change any time soon. So I will try to update this on a more regular basis. I have goals of updating weekly if not more often.

So a few things that have been going on in my life:
-I successfully defended my master's degree thesis last week. When means that I will be graduating with my final degree (at least for now) from The Ohio State University. To say that the last year and half was anything short of a spectacular time would be a major understatement.

-I will be starting on a PhD degree at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in May. I will be doing similar research as a graduate assistant in their Meat Science and Muscle Biology Department.

-I cannot wait to get started in Illinois, although leaving my family wondering about my future certainly disappoints me. Especially my mom and pop who are truly the most important people in my life. Nonetheless, I am also really looking forward to a change of scenery, and believe it should really help me from a mental health standpoint.

-Surprisingly, I have been able to keep my head straight the last year and half, albeit because I've been so busy... I know I will definitely be tested over the next month or so and will rely on my lord and savior to help me keep my wits about me. It's hard to believe what a busy schedule will do to someone who has a hard time dealing with some things as I do.

-I recently heard from a few people who noted that I am extremely humble in certain situations. For me, this makes me extremely proud. I know I'm not the greatest at some things, but the things I can do well for myself, I do for the personal satisfaction, not to be praised by others.

-On an ending note, I truly believe in hard work paying off, however the difference between hard work and influential work is the unselfish attitude one uses when doing influential work and the success and recognition others receive from it. As I continue conducting research and living life I will strive to work influentially.