(Printed Circuit Board: Pixabay)
I am currently in my third year at the University of Oklahoma. I am studying Computer Engineering which I think is pretty neat since I get to work with software and hardware. Many people like to relate the technical workings of technology to black magic in my degree which I cannot always argue is far off from the truth. Engineering is definitely not the easiest major offered at the University of Oklahoma and requires full dedication and hard work if you want to stay on top of your GPA. Computer Engineering does offer lots of opportunities in interesting fields. I tend to like the software side of the degree more, and essentially, every company with computers or websites need people like me at some point or other. Someone has to make the programs that run the technology of today.
(Me next to the rover taken by Clayton Smith)
At the end of my first year at the University of Oklahoma, I first discovered that my college had a team that built rovers. In my second year at college, I joined the Sooner Rover Team and have learned more practical information by being on that team than I have in any of my engineering courses. When I mention building a rover, I mean like the Mars rovers that NASA has been building and sending to explore Mars. The Sooner Rover Team goes to a competition at the end of the school year to the Mars Desert Research Station to compete against other teams from all over the world. Being able to be apart of this team has definitely opened my eyes to the practical application of my degree and what I am capable of with this knowledge.
When I am not busy with the bustle of my courses and work, I enjoy movies, music, and art. My favorite movie that I have watched was The Fault in Our Stars. This story of life and death is truly heart wrenching and celebrates the joys of life but not without the pains of death through a life ended too early. I have enjoyed music for the majority of my life, and I have learned how to play the piano, flute, and alto saxophone. Playing music was a constant for me for over half of my life, and I found that playing music was a way to let out emotions when I could not put my feelings into words. The arts have always been something I fall back on when I need to relax for awhile, and they have truly changed how I see the world.
