A few days ago, I met with my family at the residence of my relative. It was a celebration of our family's unity throughout our struggles.

There are some things I would like to hear more and less of, respectively. I expect to experience what I would like as I continue my education at college.

Science is an ever-increasing necessity for me to further develop my world views. Much of what I know is religious in nature and I feel that for a more complete worldview, I need to study and practice scientific principles. Not only that, but a continued study of philosophy--ethics, in ancient and contemporary contexts shall aid me in apprehending the universe as it is rather than how it might be. I believe that whatever the truth about religion is, the study of the laws of the universe is key to understanding higher power as we are not meant to live in ignorance by any fundamental force of righteousness. I wonder if there is anyone out there who shares my view.

Poetry and drama are great subjects. I recently watched the Hamlet, Directed by Kenneth Branagh. It shows that William Shakespeare was an extraordinary poet and dramatist.

I begin calculus next semester along with computer science courses. As a transfer student, my college experience is complicated by my education history, but that is not a detriment to my experience.

Someday I will get another telescope and look at the planets beyond the asteroid belt again like I did years ago.