Multi-tasking.

I am in class....

-Listening to lecture

-Taking notes

-Eating an apple

-Browsing online

-Returning emails

-Blogging (obviously)

-Reading a magazine

-Texting

-Thinking [...]

The joys of multi-tasking. :)

Graduation!

If you follow my Facebook or MySpace {and possibly a Twitter soon?}, you may have noticed my most recent update, which states the following: I purchased my graduation cap & gown today! Totally stoked about this! It seems almost surreal. I cannot believe that this moment has actually come. I have been in school my whole life; it's all I ever known. I mean starting kindergarten was just the other day, right?! My school years flashed before me eyes as I made this once-in-a-lifetime purchase. I had a mixture of emotions from: happy, excited, sad, nervous, anxious, proud, and accomplished. I am entirely, forever thankful for having this great privilege. I highly value education, and know that unfortunately many do not and will not have this privilege; I am appreciative that I did. Also, I am the first in my family to receive a college degree, and hold it a high honor to posses this position. I am thankful to my parents for continuously encouraging and reminding me throughout my life to attend college and gain an education. Oh, who am I kidding! I had no choice! Lol. College was never an option; it was a must. From as far back as I can remember, college was this afar off notion that was, without a doubt, going to happen. I was going to go college. Words cannot explain my gratitude towards my parents for this. College has been a eye-opening, extraordinary experience for me. I have gained so much more than textbook knowledge from my 5 scholarly years. I have grown as a person, gained insight from so many different perspectives, learned to be confident and comfortable in my own skin, grown in my personal faith and beliefs, and the list goes on. Although I dislike identifying myself by my education or degree {I identify myself in Christ}, it truly is an immense and significant part of who I am. It is a bit melancholy to see this grand, scholastic adventure come to a close, but joyful all the more! Years of late night studying, essay writing, and hours of lectures are routines that will not be missed! I remember the numerous all-nighters, multiple midnight cups of coffee & tea, No Doz {used with caution, of course}, and the pull-my-hair-out & quit-school-and-become-a-hooker {totally a joke I had with my mom! Haha!} moments I often had when my brain just couldn't take it anymore! Despite all my not-so-fond studying memories, I loved school. Learning is so enlightening and satisfying. And can also become addicting. I am looking into continuing and going back to school for my Masters. It's about a 95% certainty that I will. I just want some time off, give my brain time to heal, (maybe a year or two) and then go for my MBA (Masters in Business Administration). Many graduate programs require 2 years of credible work experience {along w/ the dreaded GMAT}, so I hope to gain that during my time off. Buuuttt that's too far fetched for right now! The main point is: I have my cap & gown! Yipee! :)

The big show is going down:

May 23rd at 2:30pm at Arco Arena!

Mostly everyone is invited, so I would love to have you there to share this experience with me. 

Soon-to-be-CSUS Alumni c/o 2009, 

Sarah 

{what's the deal with my obsession with hyphenated words in this post?!} Lol.

País tropical. <3

Sunny beaches, merengue music, and exotic delicacies. Oh, how I wish I was lounging in a tropical country right now! As of lately, I have been craving an escape to a Latin country. I have been to Nicaragua, Belize, Cancun, Isla Cozumel, El Salvador, and Guatemala (the latter two only briefly); and would love to continue exploring my Central American land. I was listening to some merengue-salsa-dancing music the other day, and it totally hit me... I have been way out of touch with my Latin culture! Not that I ever was 100% embedded into a Hispanic way of life. I have been pretty Americanized and assimilated into the good ol' US of A culture; but the Nicaraguan and Salvadorian are still a huge part of me. I miss the simple way of life found in these countries - along with the food, music, family, traditions, church, weather, and shopping. I hope to return soon and soak in the beauty of these países. 

The top spots on my list are:

1. Costa Rica

2. El Salvador {thoroughly this time}

3. Nicaragua {again}

4. Brazil

5. Peru

 Wishing I was here...

Sandra Cantu.

May our prayers be with her family and friends during this emotional tragedy.

Read the latest story here. 

RIP Beautiful Sandra. 

silence.

Today has been a day of silence and deep thought.

{...}

-Life

-Reflection

-Choices

-Future

-Desires

-Thought

-Life

waves.

I am pleased to say that I have mastered the S-wave curl! Okay, I know...not that big of an accomplishment, but I was never satisfied with the way my hair would come out when I attempted to do this hair style. Maybe, I'm the only one who didn't know how to do this correctly, but I never could seem to get it down. Well, thanks to an informative video tutorial {I know, I actually look this stuff up!}, I can now have boho, wavy locks like so.... 

:)

wcs.

Last night, I went to a benefit for my younger brother and sister's school. It's called Candlelight Concert and has been around since I went there. {Yes, proud to be WCS Alumni!} It's a night of performing arts, such as, choir, string ensemble, vocal & piano solos, poetry, drama, and dessert! {mmm, cheesecake...} It was a delightful evening. It was also great seeing old friends from junior high & high school. If you knew Wilton, you would know what I was talking about. It's like one big family, so of course alumni go to visit and stay in touch (others even go back to work there! something i could never do, sorry. Lol). I chatted with some former classmates, trying to get updated from the last time we conversed.  With some it had just been a couple months, but with others it was since graduation; 5 years ago! It's almost surreal to think it has been that long! It seems like only yesterday we were hanging around campus in our red, white, and blue uniforms talking about last night's basketball game and P.G.'s theology lectures. It was nice to recall on old memories - good memories. Oh how sometimes I wish I could go back to those days! When life was carefree & happy. Not a single worry in the world. Although, a 16 year old Sarah would have to disagree, since what dress to buy for homecoming and being able to nail down that cheer routine were major worries for her! I wished I hadn't been so rushed to grow up and would have enjoyed every day to its fullest. Despite that, I am so happy that I can look back and smile as I reminisce on the good ol' days at WCS. 

-Sarah 

WCS c/o 2004

salsa lessons. <3

I would love to learn to dance salsa! It seems like so much fun, as well as a good workout! I've been looking up some dance studios in Sacramento....prices, times, location, reviews, etc. Hopefully I can start soon. I am kind of hesitant though because I wouldn't want to go alone. Lol. It would be really fun if I got a group of people to join. 

Anyone interested? :) 

Let me know if you are. When I find out more information, I'll post it.