Step 1: Module 1

Module 1 of Year Up was surprisingly simple. It was a lot of work and a lot of accomplishment done during this module. I was worried about my code switching; I asked myself if I could handle my language for seven straight hours. When in a social environment it’s a norm to speak out in informal ways. But towards the end of the module I was praised for my professionalism and I have to agree, it was tough to restrain myself.

Another thing that I felt that surprised me was my focus and the will to turn in assignments. I always saw myself as lazy and easily distracted, but somehow when I walk through those doors I leave that part of myself outside. But I still feel there is a shadow of me that I just can’t shake off. That would be my inability to be proactive when I am outside of Year Up. When it hits 3:30 and I’m out those doors there is always something in the way, most of the time I’m the one who puts that obstacle in place. But it’s only been a couple months and I’m sure if I have already changed this much then one day I will shake that part of me off.