END OF A JOURNEY....

THE TIME HAS COME TO SAY GOODBYE TO ALL. I KNOW THAT SOME OF US COMMUNICATED WELL WITH SOME PEOPLE IN THE CLASS AND OTHERS NOT SO MUCH. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE MET ALL OF YOU AND I DONT REGRET COMING IN TO THE BAYAN LEARNING COMMUNITY AND MEETING YOU ALL. I KNOW WE MIGHT HAVE NEEDED MORE TIME TO CONTINUE GETTING TO KNOW EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. IM GOING TO MISS COMING TO CLASS AND HAVING MR ARONSON AS MY INSTRUCTOR. THIS ISN'T A GOODBYE BUT A TALK TO YOU LATER. REMEMBER THAT WE ARE FOREVER A FAMILY.

I WANT TO THANK MR ARONSON FOR BEING THE AWESOME INSTRUCTOR AND PERSON HE IS. I FEEL LIKE I AM IN DEBT WITH HIM BECAUSE HE HAS TAUGHT SO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT I HAD ALREADY KNOWN.

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UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN FELLOW BAYANIS.

P.S. LET'S HOOK UP FOR DRINKS SOMETIME ;)

P.P.S I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO MR ARONSON FOR NOT PUTTING FORTH ALL THAT I COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE CLASS BUT I PROMISE I WILL BECOME A BETTER A STUDENT THAN WHAT I ALREADY AM...

SYMPOSIUM/RESEARCH PROJECT

JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS POEM THAT I MIGHT BE USING FOR THE SYMPOSIUM. ENJOY

TREND, SOCIAL MOVEMENT, OR A THE START OF A NEW WAR!

SO BY NOW WE ALL KNOW WHO JOSEPH KONY IS AND WHAT THE KONY 2012 MOVEMENT IS ALL ABOUT, BUT TO EVERY GOOD THERE HAS TO BE A WRONG RIGHT. I CAME ACROSS THIS LINK FROM A TUMBLR POST "REVEALING SECRETS" FROM INVISIBLE CHILDREN, THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHO IS ADVOCATING KONY 2012.

YES KONY IS A BAD GUY, BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE - THE USA- WOULD START A MILITARY INTERVENTION TO REMOVE JOSEPH KONY? WOULDN'T WE BE GOING INTO A NEW WAR? WOULDN'T OUR "ENEMIES" BE THE CHILDREN IN KONY'S ARMY? THIS IS JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.. YEA KONY IS EVIL BUT HIS ARMY AND LOOKOUTS ARE THE CHILDREN. SO DO WE REALLY WANT THIS TO HAPPEN?

GUY IN THE BLACK SHIRT IS THE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OF THE KONY 2O12 VIDEO AND GAVIN'S DAD

WHAT UP MY NI**AZ

AS I WRITE THIS WE (BAYAN CLASS) ARE TALKING ABOUT THE "N" WORD. IRONICALLY ENOUGH LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS AT WORK I WAS TRYING TO EDUCATE THREE BLACK TEENAGERS ON THE WORD. I SHOWED THEM THIS VIDEO FROM POET JULIAN CURRY CALLED " NIGGERS, NIGGAS, AND NIGGAZ". I CONFESS THAT I USE THIS WORD AND I DON'T USE IT IN A DEROGATORY WAY, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW WHAT THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF THE WORD IS. THIS VIDEO WAS KIND OF AN EYE OPENER AND MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE WORD.. ENJOY

RETREAT

FRIDAY THE 27TH OF JANUARY WE ALL MET FOR OUR MINI-RETREAT. IT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE. I FEEL THAT I HAVE LEARNED A LOT MORE ABOUT MY YOU GUYS MY PEERS AND THAT WE ALL ARE UNIQUE IN OUR OWN WAYS AND THAT WE ALL HERE LIKE I HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE FOR THAT COMMON GOAL. SUCCESS. WE ARE A UNIQUE GROUP OF PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHAT BAYAN REPRESENTS AND WHAT WE SOUGHT TO DO. AS MR ARONSON AND MS ABUAN EXPLAINED WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING SEVERAL ACTIVITIES TO GET THE WORD OUT MORE ABOUT FILIPINO STUDIES AND BROADEN PEOPLES VIEWS ABOUT FILIPINOS AND WHERE THEY COME FROM(OBVIOUSLY THE PHILIPPINES), AND WHAT THEIR CULTURAL VALUES ARE. I AM EXCITED FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH OTHERS ABOUT THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY ON WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN THE PAST.

GETTING BACK TO THE RETREAT THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE DID WERE AWESOME AND LIKE I MENTIONED IT HELPED US OPEN UP. I KNOW SOME OF YOU FELT LIKE OUTCASTS AND TRUST ME WE, THE VETS OF THE CLASS, FELT THE SAME WAY WITH ALL THESE NEW FACES. WE WERE SO ACCUSTOMED TO LAST SEMESTER'S PEOPLE. WE WERE TOGETHER FOR 5 DAYS WEEK. SO DONT FEEL LIKE OUTCASTS, OUTSIDERS BECAUSE YOU GUYS AREN'T. APPRECIATE THIS CLASS ENCOURAGE OTHERS IN LOWER ENGLISH CLASSES TO TAKE PART OF A LEARNING COMMUNITY, IT WILL LOOK GREAT IN THEIR RESUMES AND TRANSCRIPTS. SO WITHOUT FURTHER DUE LETS EMBARK IN OUR 'BARKADAS' AND WORK TOWARDS THAT COMMON GOAL THAT I CEASE TO EMPHASIZE.


P.S RHETORIC!!!

BAYAN VET

WELCOME TO MY BLOG BAYAN SCHOLARS, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS. IM HAPPY AND EXCITED TO BE BACK IN THIS NEW JOURNEY AS A BAYAN SCHOLAR. MY NAME IS FERNANDO, IF U HAVENT ALREADY REALIZED IT, I AM 24 SOON TO BE 25 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 6 AND A HALF YEARS. IM A BUSINESS MAJOR LOOKING TO GO INTO THE SPORTS MANAGEMENT FIELD. I THINK OF MYSELF AS A SMART RATIONAL PERSON WITH A BIT OF A HARD HEAD. I LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT NEW STUFF, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU ALL AND TO CREATE A BOND AND HELP YOU EXPERIENCE WHAT BAYAN IS ALL ABOUT, WHICH IM PRETTY SURE YOU ALL EXPERIENCED IN THE RETREAT ON FRIDAY.

AS WE THE VETS HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU, THIS CLASS REALLY IS LIKE NO OTHER CLASS YOU HAVE TAKEN IN COLLEGE. WE ALL HAVE A GOAL AND THAT SIMPLE GOAL IS TO SUCCEED IN LIFE, AND IN TODAY'S WORLD WE NEED AND EDUCATION TO SUCCEED PROFESSIONALLY, WHICH IS OUR GOAL. LIKE PROFESSOR ARONSON SAID CHOOSE A JOB OR CAREER THAT YOU LOVE TO DO.

ONCE AGAIN WELCOME TO BAYAN AND EMBRACE YOURSELF FOR THE RIDE 'CUS ITS GONNA BE A HECTIC ONE!