I have tried to make the best of this year as it is my senior year at UT. I have been more involved in my organizations and have tried to go out and to some of the places that I have not been to recently. During my freshman year, I explored almost everything that I could but as the years went by, I didn’t really go back to them.
Last semester, I decided that I wanted to run the Austin Marathon. Since I volunteered in the hydration stations my freshman year I had been wanting to do it, but I never took it seriously. I have been running since I was in high school, and this past November I decided I needed to go for it specially because it is my final year at UT. I was a nervous because it was last minute decision and I didn’t train as much as others but I was able to make it through the finish line.
In February, the Ellen show was on campus and although I didn’t dress up I still went and spent some time in the crowd. I had been at work and in my classes so I did not have the chance to try to pull something together. However I was glad I went and experienced how everyone tried their best to look like Beyonce. It was a great experience and one of the costumes that caught my attention was the one of Bevo dressed as Beyonce.
A few weeks ago my best friend came to visit. I showed her around campus and we went out to several places. One of the highlights was going to the Austin Graffiti Park, she has always wanted to go see it and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. I had planned to go on Sunday but on Saturday we decided to go after we had lunch and we took many pictures of the wonderful view when we climbed to the top. The climb was a little harder than usual this time as we hadn’t planned on going, so we weren’t wearing the most appropriate footwear.
Overall, in this semester my digital culture hasn’t changed a lot. I have been taking pictures of everywhere I go for a long time. Even if it’s not of myself all the time, I always take at least one picture to document where I have been. It is common for me to post them on social media, usually on Instagram or Snapchat. It allows my friends to see what I am doing and by seeing their posts, I get ideas on what to do as well or gives me the opportunity to tag along when I can.