Introduction Blog Post

Hey guys!

My name is Mary Nguyen. I was born in Houston, Texas, but I grew up in Plano, Texas, which is a city right outside of Dallas. Right after my freshman year of high school, I moved back to Houston to live with the rest of my immediate family. There are five members in my family: my dad, my older brother, my younger brother, and my sister. I lost my mom when I was three years old, so I do not really remember much about her, but I have heard a lot of good things about her. A lot of times I wonder how different my life would be if my mom was still alive. 

I tell myself often that if you put your mind to something and believe in yourself to do that one thing, then you can go far in your life. You can accomplish your goal, no matter how many times you have failed to do so. But if you do not believe in yourself or keep a positive mindset, or you tell yourself that you are not capable of doing that one thing, it is a great possibility that that negative mindset interferes with you actually accomplishing your goal. Just because you are not believing in yourself. Just because you are not pushing yourself hard enough.

Some things I enjoy doing are cooking and baking. When we were told to quarantine, I put my time to use by looking up recipes and getting creative. Before COVID, I was decent at cooking and baking, but I started to engage in those activities more as I was trying to figure out what to do with so much free time. I wish I had more time to cook and bake for my family, but when college began, I guess I could never really find the time to do those things. Since I have started college, I have rarely had any free time for myself.

Something I have been worrying about recently is what I really want to be when I get out of college, and what classes I am studying for my future occupation. I want to become a physician assistant, and I know it is a lot of work, but I wonder if that is something I really want to do, if that is really what I want to keep doing for the rest of my life. It is not exactly the same when you are asked as a child what you want to be when you grow up, because as a child, you have a lot of time to figure out what you like and what you want to explore. But now, as a college student, the clock is ticking, time is running out and you have to figure out what you want to do, and quickly. And it especially sucks when you may end up wasting a semester or even a year on classes you may end up not needing to graduate with a degree. 

Anyways, that is a little something about me!