A little about me

Hi guys,
  It is really hard to talk about myself in a blog because I don't think I have done this since the days of Myspace but here goes...

 My name is Tien and I am an economic major here at SDSU. I was born in Vietnam and grew up there for about 10 years then my parents decided to move us to the US. Since I grew up in Vietnam, I did not get to watch a lot of the cartoons and Disney movies that a kid in America would have watched when they are young. Which means that I had to catch up on a lot of good movies and morning cartoon shows when I was in my teen years.

  It took me a while to decide on Economics as a major. Purely because there were so many choices that I was interested in but I guess Economics won my heart. Most of the time, a lot of us feel pressure from our peers and our parents to go a certain routes in order to be cool or make more money. I have tried to take all the chemistry and biology classes that I could but I really hated chemistry. I despised it so much that I think I failed every single test in college and ended up dropping the classes. When I see or hear younger people pursue a career because of the money or the coolness of it, it drives me crazy. I wanted to be a fashion major too but I realized that it did not capture my attention enough to stay involved.

  I am a person that enjoys staying home and watching a show. I like to sleep and play video games when I can. However, I do also enjoy the occasional hike to be able to see the beautiful scenery that is offered by nature. My favorite hike right now has to be Elfin Forest in Escondido; it is a short hike but I get to see the dam and the lake at the top.

  I also like to cook and eat which is very bad at times because I got food poisoning over the weekend. The hardest part for me is trying to figure out what I ate that caused me to be so miserable. It was this really nice seafood restaurant I went to with my friends in Harbor Island that had a wonderful view and I ate some oysters(raw). I ended up at the doctor's yesterday morning and contemplated going to class this morning. I really wish food did not have this bad side because I feel like I should be getting sick more often. I try to stay healthy but I find it hard to have any control when I am always around people who can cook.

  This is my last semester at SDSU and I am hoping that I finish strong because I have barely survived some of my classes. Looking back now, I am surprised I was able to make it this far. It seems like it was just yesterday when I first stepped onto campus as a transfer student. I think most people on campus have the same goals as I do when I comes to going to college to find their passions and to receive a degree they worked so hard for.

Well, that's all for now, until next time. Thanks for reading!