Juan Torrres's Blog (5)

This is something I am quite curious about and I wanna know people's opinions on it. Since the celebration is coming up soon and all . What does Ceaser chavez mean to you and why do you feel that way? Continue

Wazzz happennnnin all my homies and peeps. Just wanna update ya'll on whats been up with me. First thing is that I got my job back in work study. It may not be the best job in everybody's eyes but I'm grateful to have it. The way this past summer and school year began, I grateful for any good news. Another thing is that my financial aid got re-evaluated which is awesome. I had to take a hit this quarter with financial aid, but luckliy the timing with that next quarter will be here before I know… Continue

About 2 weeks ago I had the opportunity to head to UC Berkeley for a Diversity Forum in grad school education. For me it was a great opportunity because it was a trip to the bay area to Berkeley. Berkeley had such an historical impact on some of the great social movements over the years. To walk through the plaza where great ideas were displayed left me in awe to a degree. This trip was also an eye opener for me in different ways. One being that I shouldn't let circumstances around me bring me d… Continue

What I hope for is that once the new city council is elected everyone will forget the past both the voters and new council. To some degree people always think about how things were back in the day and who did what and the blame game , Its great that Delano is moving foward with different things being developed while other things are on hold because of certain people which I spent most of my internship working on . Anyways these things can help out in the long run but older problems remain or not… Continue

lol. Well school is truly winding down for me. The reality of this is setting in for me when I got my appointment to register for the next quarter, I looked up what classes I needed and discovered that I only need 3 . Thats pretty awesome but yet my excitement quickly subsided when I realized I'm broke at the moment which sucks. But hey schooliing aint easy. I just gotta stay focused and all because it will help me out in the long run having the degree. Granted cramming for a test and the 4 hour… Continue