Letters from the Heart
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Women of the Blackhawk Women’s Scholarship Fund,
Hello! I have now finished my first semester at UC Berkeley and I only have good things to say about it! Although the classes were difficult and the competition fierce, the amount of information I learned and the knowledge I gained about life, responsibility and living on my own was priceless. As of now I am still undeclared but I am considering Nutritional Sciences with an emphasis in Physiology and Metabolism as my future major. For my first semester, I took Psychology, Art History, English, and Math lA (my first of two semesters of calculus at Berkeley). My favorite class was psychology because I felt that it helped me view the world around me much differently and it also explained a lot of things I have always wondered about. My leastfavorite class was calculus: I spent almost all of my life doing math. I went to every single office hours, math tutoring, never missed a single discussion section nor lecture and I still had a very hard time. I am not looking forward for next semester's math at all. Next semester I will be taking Chemistry, Math 16B (my second semester of calculus), Philosophy, Gospel Choir, and Nutritional Science. I will in addition be working at the Eye Center on campus and hopefully join an intramural soccer team (they fill up very fast so it’s difficult to get on a team). Yes, my second semester will be quite busy and difficult but I'm looking forward to it! I did not want to spread myself thin concerning extracurricular activities although there were many very interesting clubs on campus, so I only joined a few. My favorite club is the Ethiopian Student Union because it is where I have made some of my good friends and it is a community I can always trust to have my back and support me. It is true when people say that college were the best years of their life! I am thoroughly enjoying it!
I did not get campus housing until too late so I am living "off campus" but it is actually closer to the campus than all the rest of the dorms. My place is built just exactly like the campus dorms but with an extra plus: each room has its own bathroom! I only have to share with my roommates, but I am living in a quad so there are 4 of us total. It is still better than sharing with say 35 people like a floor bathroom or with both boys and girls. I really love my floor mates and I consider myself blessed to have everything worked out so well! And I get to see my family often living so close, and my dad actually works down the street for the City of Berkeley so we have lunch sometimes. I cannot thank you all enough for the scholarship you all provided because it has helped me tremendously!
I hope all is well for you all and Happy New Year!
Hannah Yemane
Hello! I have now finished my first semester at UC Berkeley and I only have good things to say about it! Although the classes were difficult and the competition fierce, the amount of information I learned and the knowledge I gained about life, responsibility and living on my own was priceless. As of now I am still undeclared but I am considering Nutritional Sciences with an emphasis in Physiology and Metabolism as my future major. For my first semester, I took Psychology, Art History, English, and Math lA (my first of two semesters of calculus at Berkeley). My favorite class was psychology because I felt that it helped me view the world around me much differently and it also explained a lot of things I have always wondered about. My leastfavorite class was calculus: I spent almost all of my life doing math. I went to every single office hours, math tutoring, never missed a single discussion section nor lecture and I still had a very hard time. I am not looking forward for next semester's math at all. Next semester I will be taking Chemistry, Math 16B (my second semester of calculus), Philosophy, Gospel Choir, and Nutritional Science. I will in addition be working at the Eye Center on campus and hopefully join an intramural soccer team (they fill up very fast so it’s difficult to get on a team). Yes, my second semester will be quite busy and difficult but I'm looking forward to it! I did not want to spread myself thin concerning extracurricular activities although there were many very interesting clubs on campus, so I only joined a few. My favorite club is the Ethiopian Student Union because it is where I have made some of my good friends and it is a community I can always trust to have my back and support me. It is true when people say that college were the best years of their life! I am thoroughly enjoying it!
I did not get campus housing until too late so I am living "off campus" but it is actually closer to the campus than all the rest of the dorms. My place is built just exactly like the campus dorms but with an extra plus: each room has its own bathroom! I only have to share with my roommates, but I am living in a quad so there are 4 of us total. It is still better than sharing with say 35 people like a floor bathroom or with both boys and girls. I really love my floor mates and I consider myself blessed to have everything worked out so well! And I get to see my family often living so close, and my dad actually works down the street for the City of Berkeley so we have lunch sometimes. I cannot thank you all enough for the scholarship you all provided because it has helped me tremendously!
I hope all is well for you all and Happy New Year!
Hannah Yemane
