Hello fellow classmates! The year is coming to an end, and with it so does my blog. Finishing up my second year of University leaves me thinking back on my experiences and looking forward to the future.
I didn't believe people when they would say that time goes by at an amazing speed after high school, but they weren't lying. This semester was the fastest one yet; in this short time my life has changed in ways that I never would have guessed. Here are a few of the highlights.
Football: I have mentioned before that I play football for the Calgary Colts football team. Football has been a constant and extremely important part of my life for the past seven years of my life. It has changed who I am. It has made me into the man that I am today and has been the thing that I have always been able to lean on. At the beginning of last season I started to feel like I was coming into my own as a player, but I was knocked back by an injury. I had surgery on my shoulder in February and recently found out that I may require surgery on my left shoulder as well. I was very hopeful in making a big push to play a larger part on the team this year, but because of my injury I will miss almost all of the off season training and may miss the season completely if I require surgery on the other shoulder.
My injury has taken away a large part of my life in the form of physical activity. Football at this level is a year round commitment. I have learned to enjoy the off season training, not only for the physical benefits but for the mental ones as well. I have had to learn to cope with not having this in my life for an extended period of time. A positive that I have taken from the situation is that I have come to realize that even if it were not for football, I would still want to be physically active in my life and plan to be long after football.
Work: I have worked at Safeway since I Was in high school. I started at the lowest position that they had in the company. Over the past year I have made many advancements within the company and have secured myself as an important player within the store. I have become proud of the fact that I can do almost every job in the store and that no matter who you are, whether you be a twenty year veteran, your first day on the job, or a customer, you can come to me to help solve your problem.
This semester I was approached by another company at school. The company, Scholars Edge Painting, offered me the chance to run my own company for the summer. The opportunity intrigued me and I knew that I could not pass it up. The job so far has taught me about myself and pushed me to my limits. However it has also taught me about things that I now know I would never do. I have come to realize that I could never do a job in marketing (as I have had to go door to door advertising for my business) and I have learned that even though I can do it, I would not pursue a job in sales; I don't hate it, but I definitely do not love it either. Sometimes learning what you don't like is just as important as discovering what you do.
School: I have changed my plans as to what my end goal is with school countless times over the years. This year, and especially this past semester, have helped me narrow down the choices tremendously. I have been exposed to new thoughts and ideas (including this class), and have found a topic in which I actually really enjoy. Although many people despise organic chemistry I have grown to love it. So much so that I have decided to pursue it further and possibly pursue a career in it.
Women: Although this is a topic that I usually do not discuss with people other than my close friends the year would not be complete without some mention of the topic. This semester a lot of major things in my life changed in the span of about a month. My surgery brought about a lot of changes in my life, not only did I have to adapt to life with only one arm, but I went from being busy pretty much everyday of the week, with a day off maybe once a month, to almost nothing. Without having football five days a week, work four days a week (and no school for the week afterwards), I started to go a little crazy before I adapted to having all the free time. Shortly after that my girlfriend of ten months and I broke up. Without having any of my usual vices to fall back on made this a very hard time for me. But time heals all wounds and some good came out of all this. A girl that I have had a crush on for the past two years started to talk to me, and with fingers crossed I move forward, to what is hopefully a new chapter in my life.
I do not know what my future holds for me. There will be ups and there will be downs, but I look forward to every second of it. Thank you all for a great semester and good luck in your own endeavours.
Jared Salekin
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