Looking back at this semester, all I can say is that I am looking forward to the next one.

But from a larger perspective of the entire year, I have learned so much this year. I am not just talking about the things in HCI. This year, I learned about the greater essence of people. Even as much as I used to say how I hated dealing with people, I have come love the quirks, the personality of each individual.

One major thing I have learned is that I am never alone. Loneliness is only a perspective when you think nobody understands. Yet someone always does. You\’re standing alone in the darkness, scared and afraid. But someone turns on the light and you realize that you\’re not alone at all.

This year was a year of little changes and big changes. I figured out what I wanted in life, who I was, where I wanted to go. I put on a damper on my previous firey temper and impulsive behavior. I stood up for myself, not just once. I took charge. I didn\’t approach problems in my former way of insecurity–I attacked things head-on.

But most of all, I realized that I have many friends. I always had an affinity for making close friendships, yet I harbored a lot of distrust in people, thinking that when I needed them the most, they wouldn\’t be there.

One interesting observation, for every 1 female friend I have, I have at least 5 male friends.

A friend said that girls like that have something wrong with them…