Greetings Classmates

How's it going everyone, I'm quite excited to embark on this blogging quest throughout this semester. This is something that I would consider new for me and the fact that I'm already technically ungifted, makes me a little worried so I apologize if my blog isn't very visually appealing. Anyway...my real is name is Nicholas, though I go by Nick because its just easier. I am a senior here at San Diego State who's just trying to graduate and get on with it. When I first came to this school, it was as a football player. Football was my life. Ever since High School, all I ever thought about was playing Division 1 Football. So when I got the chance to play at San Diego State University I leaped on the opportunity and committed fully 100% of my focus towards it. Little did I know, I would soon be overcome by an injury to my lower back which I had sustained as a senior in high school and been plagued with ever since. The pain and discomfort reached a level that I was incapable to cope with, so after just one year, I decided to hang up the cleats and see what else life had in store for me. Though I was un aware of it at the time, deciding to end my career as a football player was one of the best decisions I think I could've ever made. After taking a semester off from school and allowing my head to clear, I re-enrolled in classes the following Spring. That semester, I was convinced by my older brother who was also attending SDSU to rush the same fraternity he was in. Other than school, I really had no other obligations or affiliations to be a part of which was the first time since...well...ever. So I did it. Joining a fraternity was definitely something I was not expecting to do while in college, but I'm glad I did. In fact, I could not be more satisfied with the experience I had while being a part of a frat. It was crazy. But my time in that world has come and passed. It was fun while it lasted, but at some point you just realize its time to shift gears and start down another path. Which is exactly what I did. So after doing a study abroad at Oxford and getting an internship with the Mayor of San Diego, I decided that I was going to finish out my degree by taking fewer courses each semester, allowing me to be involved in something else on the side. Even though this way is making it a lot longer for me to graduate, I'm ok with that because I know eventually I'll get my degree. Plus, from what I hear, the real world's a scary place, personally I'm in no hurry. So now I work part time while going to school and hope to graduate in the Spring...we'll see. But for now, thats a little bit about me and I hope I get to learn from you all throughout our blogging experience we will all be sharing this semester. Adios.