Halloween is finally over! Now there’s that one holiday coming up where we get a few days to a week off of school, but that will most likely be used to finalize those Christmas lists and plans for Black Friday shopping, right? Although Thanksgiving is one of the more under-appreciated holidays and is one I don’t personally celebrate, there are still many things that I am definitely thankful for:
1. To be in college with no financial issues.
I feel so thankful and lucky to not have to be in a situation as such. A lot of people undermine the cost of college because they believe that FAFSA covers everything or that working a job for a couple of hours should do it. But after coming to college, I realized that there are so many people with so many different backgrounds, most of them having to work multiple jobs at crazy hours of the day to pay for their dorm, classes, and even for food.
2. To study in a place not too far from home.
I’m so thankful to not live too close or too far from home. I live in Fremont, which is about a 20-minute drive from San Jose (minus the 40 minutes of Bay Area traffic of course). I always wanted to ideally study in a university that was not too far from my home in case there was an emergency, and also because I would miss not being able to go home to a nice meal, shower, and bed.
3. To be majoring in something I really like.
Although it hasn’t even been a semester yet, I already feel like the major I am doing is the right major for me. It may not be the easiest for me personally, but I always have motivation to want to do my best, even in my worst days. I’m really thankful to be even able to say that as that’s something that a lot of people can’t say about the majors that they are doing.
I commuted for six weeks due to the delay of my dorm building, and my main fear was not being able to make friends and missing out on events. However, I was still able to make friends and we have only become closer since moving into a dorm, which I am really thankful for.
5. To be in such an accepting environment.
If you ever visit SJSU, there are all sorts of people, whether it be a different race or different sexuality, yet no one says a word. My dorm building even has eight all gender bathrooms plus two gender-specific bathrooms (one male and one female) per floor. The culture here is so accepting of literally every person and it makes you feel like you fit in just the way you are, which I am very thankful for, especially in this day and age.
