Hi everyone!
It’s been a while when I last posted (english
muna ko para mapraktis writing ko lol). I’ve been busy with school work lately (yas!
nag-enroll ako). I’m currently enrolled in a nurse practitioner program. I’ve
been out of school for a long time and I did struggle at first since a lot of writing
is required (nosebleed, seriously). I’ve heard that’s the case from my coworkers
who are finishing their bachelors too. In the Philippines, we graduate as
bachelors, but writing is a lot less compared to here. I think that’s one
reason why the education program in the United States is better than in the
Philippines. It’s more on critical thinking, analysis and application not
memorization. When you write, you need to read and understand the text to have
content in your writing. Critically thinking what you have learned and applying
it make retention better, and brush the skills needed when you start working. When
you merely memorize, you tend to forget what you studied after some time.
The same thing goes with my kids. They
also write a lot of stuff, and are even required to cite their sources in APA! Better
yet, they are only in elementary! Not only that, public libraries here are fantastic.
Their books are up-to-date (daming fiction books!), have lots of computers, utilizes
high-tech equipment and they even have conference rooms! I think I’ll write about
their library in detail next time.
Why am I writing this? Well, I want
to inspire all of you to do the same. Once you get here, continue studying and
advance your career once you’re stable. What’s good in nursing is, you have a
lot of options. I did it and so can you (although di pa ko tapos lol). So while
waiting for your priority dates, start brushing up your writing skills because
you’ll need that. Writing begins when you apply to schools because you need to
write a personal statement (so application pa lang nagnosebleed nako). I tell
you it’s doable. I don’t have a good experience in writing, but I made it. I remember our group thesis way back in
college, and I don’t remember contributing anything on the writing portion (taga-type
lang ako at taga-compute lol!). In just a few months I have learned a lot. One
of my course now is nursing research, and I had just finished a 20-page
assignment last night. There is guide all throughout the process which makes
writing fun. I think that’s it for now. Next time ulet, God bless!
