My diary

Since I started college I have been trying to be better at time management. It is not because I want to, but because I have to. I go college, go work , go gym and obviously do house chores as I live alone with my partner. It is a must for me to organize my week beforehand so I can get everything done and avoid procrastination . I have my weekly planner which is my best friend and I just write down al l the things I have to do that week . I als o put what I have to do every single day with time included , like laundry, cleaning different rooms, go library etc . Then , I have a monthly planner where I do the s omething similar but it is more focused on the most important and punctual things like appointments and assignments. Honestly, I do think I am good at time managment but sometimes I struggle to get everything done or I just ignore what I have to do that day so I will have to work on that.   The personal development class has taught me a lot about di fferent ...

We had a class about Academic Referencing. Before this class, I did not know anything about how to reference an article or a book but now I find it a bit easier. I wish we had had more in class practice because I still find it quite confusing and difficult. Sometimes, when you are trying to cite an article, that part of the article belongs to other articles so you really need to go in depth to find where that information originally came from. However, I think everything is about practicing and getting better.  I did not do many assignments yet that needed academic referencing but I know in the future I will do it effortlessly!

We had our academic writing lecture where I learnt many things. Academic writing is logical , objective and uses reasoning, evidence and a precise style whereas personal writing is subjective, emotional and intuitive. This is extremely helpful to know as this is the style that I will be using in many of the assignments tha t I have to do for other modules . Furthermore, this is setting the bases of all the assignments I will need to do until I finish college . I am really hoping that I can practice  both styles this year as that will make the next four years of my degree easier.  

The teacher taught us about reflective writing which involved writing down any insights, feelings and thoughts we had while reflecting. Then, in order to practice this, I had to write about COVID and how it affected my academic and personal life. At the beginning, it was difficult trying to remember things that happened as it now seems like something that happened ages ago bu t the more I thought about it, the more anecdotes I remembered. It was kind of a fun assignment to do as I was having a rollercoaster of emotions while writing it. It is quite impressive the amount of things we are able to forget so easily, even if it happened only a few years ago! I learnt that writing down things helps you getting things out of your chest. The COVID essay was just a story, but you could use this type o f writing to get rid of unpleasant feelings like frustration and anger. Writing down your thoughts and emotions make you self-aware of what is going on inside you r body which helps you f...

Hello readers!   My full name is Paula Duran Mazuecos , I ’ m 2 3 years old and I ’ m from a small village located in south Spain . I move d to Ireland in October from 2021 which was 2 years ago. Before moving here, I studied a completely different degree which was Radiography and nuclear medicine and I worked in a hospital for 3 months. I decided to change careers because the shifts were often excessively long and sometimes they started late at night, which broke my routine. I also found working in a hospital extremely sad as you would see sick people the whole day .    I do have a good few hobbies . I love doing all kind of sports but my favorite ones are horse riding, snowboarding, going to the gym and roller skating . Something I miss doing is going to the beach. I am not sure if it is considered a hobby but for me, finishing college and going straight to tan and listen to the sound of the waves was extremely therapeutic. I chose to study e-commerce ...