Two difficulties

Two difficulties:-

When I came to Chabot college the first problem I faced was the language barrier. The main reason behind the language problem is that I came from overseas. Back home in India I used to study in my own language which was a lot more comfortable for me. I studied all subjects in English as well, but I understood them in my language. So when I started coming to classes I felt like nothing and complete lost, I had no idea what to do. I barely spoke in English and whenever I didn’t understand anything then I couldn’t ask the teacher because if I won’t speak clearly then the teacher would have difficulty understanding me. I always came in the class trying to understand what the teacher was saying.

The second problem I faced is an extension of the language barrier, trying to understand questions being asked. As time went on. for the most part I could understand what students and teachers were saying but whenever anyone spoke too quickly then I became lost again. I always nodded my head to let the other person know that I understood everything they said, but in actuality I couldn’t understand them. Whenever a teacher spoke with an American accent then I always asked if they could repeat their message. Because of these two problems I had difficulty learning anything during the first semester.

How I dealed with them?

I did as much studying by myself until I encountered something I couldn’t teach myself. After receiving the homework in the class I came straight home. I studied for my classes online through my language videos and I tried to speak as much English as possible instead of in my native  language. I conversed with students in my free time and I also joined the conversation club at Chabot where they gave us Q cards. We had to choose the card and then had to say something about it. I started watching hollywood movies so I could become more comfortable understanding the importance of tone in speech. I shared these problems  with my  counselors who helped me a lot to understand and speak English. As a result, I started reading books with less and less difficulty..

Relationship between privilege and passion

Some people have almost limitless options when it comes to passion and some have no opportunities to pursuing their passion. While I wish with every ounce of me that it’s something everyone can enjoy all around the world, realistically it isn’t. Not in the world of today at least. The joy that comes from doing what you love is often wrapped up in some type of uncertainty that some people just can’t afford. Passion is a privilege. And for those of us who have this privilege, we have a responsibility to do great things with it. “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” This passage shows how privilege can help you to find yourself, your passion, your guts, and what you want to do.  Many of my most meaningful interactions with computer programs occur when privilege and passion intersect: the privilege of being in that moment with that computer program and the passion for wanting to make a real difference in that program.

This movie Vimeo speaks about following things:-

First and foremost, try to understand who you are. What you really want to do in your life? How could you make your life happy by choosing what you like to do? We have seen in the movie how we take decisions by giving preference to money instead of passion. How families push their children to those fields where they can make money, so they can live a life of luxury. Parents rarely ask their children what they want to be. Samira expressed her opinion on what a teacher should really do by stating, “Do I think a teacher should start going into the classroom with a vocabulary of passion? Absolutely, YES.”  This passage shows that teacher has to talk about passion in the class briefly so students can learn what passion exactly is. If students would know the meaning of passion then they would definitely think about their passion, in which field they have their interest, and what they actually want to do. Emily said, “...in many classroom where the teacher just teaches and doesn’t interact with the students much.” This passage shows how students can become uncomfortable with the teacher if they don’t be nice, helpful, and interested. How will students will learn if they don’t feel comfortable?

In my opinion, true happiness comes when you do what you're most passionate about. You have gifts to give to the world. So, what's holding you back? Break through the fear and overcome your obstacles and start pursuing your passion today.