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What are you going to do for  self-care during the break?

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What are you going to do for  self-care during the break?

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I will be graduating at the end of this semester. I plan to continue to practicing self-compassion with myself.

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At the beginning of the semester, I was very nervous about taking this class. I had never taken a self-paced class before and I was worried that I would not be able to self-discipline myself to do the work.  I was also nervous about working in groups. It is extremely hard working in groups in person, I did not know what to expect when working in groups in a self-paced class. 

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At the beginning of the semester, I was very nervous about taking this class. I had never taken a self-paced class before and I was worried that I would not be able to self-discipline myself to do the work.  I was also nervous about working in groups. It is extremely hard working in groups in person, I did not know what to expect when working in groups in a self-paced class. 

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One thing I wish I knew at the beginning of the semester is the format for APA.  I never had been exposed to the APA style of writing before, I mostly use MLA.  If I had been exposed to the APA style of writing in the past I would have not been completely blindsided and had to learn a new writing style; I would have at least been familiar with the APA writing style. Another thing that I wish I knew is a self-pace is not as scary as it sounds, it can be relaxing. With self-paced, you are able to do your work when it is convenient for you. 

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One thing I wish I knew at the beginning of the semester is the format for APA.  I never had been exposed to the APA style of writing before, I mostly use MLA.  If I had been exposed to the APA style of writing in the past I would have not been completely blindsided and had to learn a new writing style; I would have at least been familiar with the APA writing style. Another thing that I wish I knew is a self-pace is not as scary as it sounds, it can be relaxing. With self-paced, you are able to do your work when it is convenient for you. 

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During the break I am going to spend more time with my family and try to fix my sleep- schedule. 

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During the break I am going to spend more time with my family and try to fix my sleep- schedule. 

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In the beginning of the semester I was nervous about working in groups because everything is fully online. 

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In the beginning of the semester I was nervous about working in groups because everything is fully online. 

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One thing I wish I knew in the beginning of the semester was how to pace myself with the work load. With everything being online this semester the beginning was hard to adjust to but I ended up adjusting well.

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One thing I wish I knew in the beginning of the semester was how to pace myself with the work load. With everything being online this semester the beginning was hard to adjust to but I ended up adjusting well.

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During the break I want to spend more time with my family and as self-care I will try to be more relaxed. 

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During the break I want to spend more time with my family and as self-care I will try to be more relaxed. 

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How did you feel at the start of the semester?

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How did you feel at the start of the semester?

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In the beginning of the semester, I felt very overwhelmed and nervous especially because all my classes were online aside from this one that was directly online only. I also learned that working in groups online is very difficult but I believe I did better as the semester went on and I got more into a routine.

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One thing I know now that I wish I knew in the beginning of the semester is how much time I really had to do the work. Since we were online, I afraid I would skip an assignment because I would get distracted with work or my current internship or family. However, towards the last couple weeks of the semester, I learned that I had more time than I thought I did.

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One thing I know now that I wish I knew in the beginning of the semester is how much time I really had to do the work. Since we were online, I afraid I would skip an assignment because I would get distracted with work or my current internship or family. However, towards the last couple weeks of the semester, I learned that I had more time than I thought I did.

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What are you going to do for self-care during the break?

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What are you going to do for self-care during the break?

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I am going to do more of what I love to do which is write and draw. I am also going to hangout with my friends and my family more.

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That the novel that we were reading was going to be in many of the assignments. I may have chosen a book that flowed more rather then one that jumped around a lot with their story line.  Also, that some of the voice thread directions on voice thread differ from the assignment directions. There was a few times that got a little stressful. Overall, I love the assignments.

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In the beginning I was nervous, because the information was so new, I thought it was going to be over whelming. However, it wasn't and it turned out to be a great expierence.

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I am going to clean, and spend so much needed time with my kids.

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One thing I wish I knew at the beginning of the semester was keeping track of the assignments/projects due. Since the class was self-paced, I often struggled having to start or finish an assignment as I tend to get the dates constantly mixed up. Almost every Sunday, I would find myself conflicted and checking the Moodle a few times to make sure that I submitted my assignment on time to calm my nerves.

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One thing I wish I knew at the beginning of the semester was keeping track of the assignments/projects due. Since the class was self-paced, I often struggled having to start or finish an assignment as I tend to get the dates constantly mixed up. Almost every Sunday, I would find myself conflicted and checking the Moodle a few times to make sure that I submitted my assignment on time to calm my nerves.

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During the break, I plan to have some quality time with my siblings and play video games or watch movies with them. Journaling my thoughts on paper and dancing freestyle would be an added bonus to my self-care!

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During the break, I plan to have some quality time with my siblings and play video games or watch movies with them. Journaling my thoughts on paper and dancing freestyle would be an added bonus to my self-care!

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At the beginning of the semester, I was nervous about taking this course. This was my first time attending an asynchronous/self-paced course, so I was worried about how I was going to connect with my peers for the group projects. At the same time, I was excited to take it as the course itself hits home for me. I came into the United States when I was five years old so the challenges and struggles that we learned in class helped me gain a better appreciation of how my family had gone through to readapt into our host country.

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At the beginning of the semester, I was nervous about taking this course. This was my first time attending an asynchronous/self-paced course, so I was worried about how I was going to connect with my peers for the group projects. At the same time, I was excited to take it as the course itself hits home for me. I came into the United States when I was five years old so the challenges and struggles that we learned in class helped me gain a better appreciation of how my family had gone through to readapt into our host country.

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In the beginning of this semester, I was nervous about the amount of reading along with having multiple assignments each week and a quiz. But, I was also excited to learn about the topic of immigration because I think it is something that we do not talk about enough in school.

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In the beginning of this semester, I was nervous about the amount of reading along with having multiple assignments each week and a quiz. But, I was also excited to learn about the topic of immigration because I think it is something that we do not talk about enough in school.

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I wish that I knew that the book was available online because then I would not have bought it. I also wish that I knew a little bit more about VoiceThread and the other technology sites that we used because it took me a little while to figure those sites out. Lastly, I wish that I knew a little bit more about the different themes in social work because I think having that knowledge before would have helped me a lot in this class.

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I wish that I knew that the book was available online because then I would not have bought it. I also wish that I knew a little bit more about VoiceThread and the other technology sites that we used because it took me a little while to figure those sites out. Lastly, I wish that I knew a little bit more about the different themes in social work because I think having that knowledge before would have helped me a lot in this class.

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During the break, I am getting a new puppy so I plan to spend a lot of time with him and focus on training him and using him as something to focus on and not think about everything else going on in the world. I also hope to spend a lot of time with my friends and family at home.

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During the break, I am getting a new puppy so I plan to spend a lot of time with him and focus on training him and using him as something to focus on and not think about everything else going on in the world. I also hope to spend a lot of time with my friends and family at home.

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For self care over break I am going to be spending a lot of time with my dog and my family. I am also going to take a break from being on my computer all the time. 

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For self care over break I am going to be spending a lot of time with my dog and my family. I am also going to take a break from being on my computer all the time. 

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I wish I had known that people will understand if you are struggling and most professors will work with you.  All of us are going through the same thing and it's important to recognize that. 

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I wish I had known that people will understand if you are struggling and most professors will work with you.  All of us are going through the same thing and it's important to recognize that. 

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At the start of the semester I was really nervous for this year because there was a lot of change. I don't personally do well with change so this was something I was concerned about adapting to. 

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At the start of the semester I was really nervous for this year because there was a lot of change. I don't personally do well with change so this was something I was concerned about adapting to. 

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At the start of the semester, I felt very anxious about online school. although we did it last semester, it was still daunting. I also felt anxious because I had never taken an asynchronous course before. I didn't know how they would be structured, and if I didn't like it I knew I was going to be stuck in the courses I was in because nothing else fit into my schedule. Looking back, I shouldn't have been as worried, but I still don't like the lack of communication or face-time with professors. I don't think office hours or email is enough because a-lot of the times, schedules conflict with office hours and things get lost in translation through email, and I guess that is why I was nervous in the first place. But, all in all, everything worked out.

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one thing I wish I knew at the beginning of the semester was how anxiety inducing it would be. I am a very organized person, but with all assignments just thrown at us students and not explained, by all of my professors, it was very daunting and stressful. however, something else I wish I knew at the beginning of the semester was how understanding some professors would be regarding technical issues. some haven't been in the past but with everything being on zoom, a lot of professors have been very helpful with it

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For self care this break, I am going to relax, watch a lot of tv and sleep a lot. i feel like some much needed de-stressing is necessary after a long semester.

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At the beginning of this semester I was definitely nervous about this class because I never took an online course before. It was a huge change from what I was use to. I have a hard time remembering what is due when and I knew I had to be very self disciplined. I was also nervous about the group projects that new assigned because I didn't know I was going to work with them since everything is online.

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At the beginning of this semester I was definitely nervous about this class because I never took an online course before. It was a huge change from what I was use to. I have a hard time remembering what is due when and I knew I had to be very self disciplined. I was also nervous about the group projects that new assigned because I didn't know I was going to work with them since everything is online.

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One thing I wish I knew at the beginning of this semester was making sure I keep track with assignments. I found it very difficult for me to keep track because I am so use to being reminded by peers or professors in in-person classes. It was a struggle that I had to quickly figure out.

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During the break I plan to relax and catch up on sleep. I plan to finally relax my mind and maybe read a book to get my head out of school mode. 

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During the break I plan to relax and catch up on sleep. I plan to finally relax my mind and maybe read a book to get my head out of school mode. 

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At the start of the semester, i was overwhelmed because i hadn't been too smart and began looking at the amount of work that i was going to have to complete for this class haha. But, aside from that i was also curious and very much interested in learning and knowing more about immigration and all that it comes with. Especially being from a family who had migrated to the U.S. i felt it was going to help me to better understand all that my family has had to go through and how they learned themselves to adapt and cope.

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I wish i knew more about Voice thread, it took me a while to get the hang of it. I've never heard of it before so it was a bit of a struggle. But, fortunately i got the hang of it and was able to use it with less technical difficulties. The app on the phone doesn't always work great and especially on my laptop its worst. So sticking to the phone app for future classes.

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I will definitely be taking advantage of this break by working out more. With my full time job and then classes it was really hard struggling to take care of myself. So definitely working out to keep myself at ease and to feel good. It's a great stress reliever for me that i believe i do need, aside from everything else going on in the world. Mental health is very important!!

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Initially, I felt nervous because I am not a person interested in Zoom and online format. My attention span is short so sticking my eyes to the screen drains me out.

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I wish I knew more about how to do research from multiple sources. I was not good at minimizing my confirmation bias and it was difficult for me to learn, unlearn, and relearn. That being said, this course has helped me tremendously regarding conducting research that contains different perspectives (of course fact-based and evidence-based).

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I am going to do yoga, spend more time with my family, and fix my sleeping patterns. Another significant thing that I can do to practice self-care is to stick to positive and optimistic people who are willing to lift each other up, instead of stepping up on each other to move forward.

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At the start of this semester I was feeling very nervous. This was my first semester at Adelphi and also my first self-paced class. I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep up with the workload without being in a physical class. I also thought that it would be so much harder to do group work without ever meeting my partners in person. To my surprise it actually wasn't hard at all and we managed to get all of our work done on time!

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I wish I knew more about voicethread at the beginning of the semester. I had a lot of trouble with voicethread the first few times I used it because I've never used it before and I had a hard time navigating it at first. It wasn't really compatible on my laptop and sometimes it would take so long before I could get it to load and work. I also wish I knew that the textbook was available online. If i knew that I defiantly wouldn't have bought a physical copy.

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During my time off I hope to spend lots of time with my loved ones and have some time to relax. I plan on allowing myself to rest and catch up on sleep without having to worry about assignments. I plan on starting to do some meditation and just take care of myself and give myself a lot of time to relax. It is defiantly time to take a break from my laptop, I've never spent so much time on a computer as I have this semester!

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At the start of them semester i was extremely nervous due to being a transfer student and first time taking an online course. I didn't know what to expect or even what the course would entailed. i really wasn't sure how i would handle being in this course. But in the end i was worried for nothing because i found the process throughout the course to be helpful and flow really well. I through enjoyed the course.

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One thing I wished I knew in the beginning is the amount of reading to expect. i found that if i would know in the beginning i would pace myself better with the readings. 

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One thing I wished I knew in the beginning is the amount of reading to expect. i found that if i would know in the beginning i would pace myself better with the readings. 

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During the break i'm going to relax, catch on on some tv time and get better rest.

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At the beginning of the semester, I was a bit nervous. After doing online classes for the remainder of the semester this past spring, I realized I had a bit of trouble with time management and staying motivated. However, after looking at the course Moodle and seeing how easy everything was to follow and the amount of guidance and resources available, I was feeling a bit better about how this class was going to be for me. 

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At the beginning of the semester, I was a bit nervous. After doing online classes for the remainder of the semester this past spring, I realized I had a bit of trouble with time management and staying motivated. However, after looking at the course Moodle and seeing how easy everything was to follow and the amount of guidance and resources available, I was feeling a bit better about how this class was going to be for me. 

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I wish I was a bit more familiar with VoiceThread at the beginning of the semester. I have now learned how to sue it a bit better. But, I did have some trouble with it a few times. I also wish I managed my time better and did a little bit of work each day to give myself enough time for the assignments. 

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I wish I was a bit more familiar with VoiceThread at the beginning of the semester. I have now learned how to sue it a bit better. But, I did have some trouble with it a few times. I also wish I managed my time better and did a little bit of work each day to give myself enough time for the assignments. 

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During the break, I plan on starting to exercise more. I also want to make time to just rest and relax and do nothing. 

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During the break, I plan on starting to exercise more. I also want to make time to just rest and relax and do nothing. 

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At the start of the semester, I felt a bit overwhelmed. As the weeks started to progress, I began to feel more comfortable and get into a routine with all of the assignments. I really enjoyed the course and feel that I know a lot more about working with immigrants and refugees.

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I know how to use VoiceThread a lot better now than in the beginning of the semester. At first I thought it was difficult, but after playing around with it I'm a bit more comfortable now. At least now I know how to use it just in case if any of my other classes utilizes it as well!

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During the break I plan on exercising more and trying to get more sleep. I'll still be working over the break, but it's always important to keep your mind and body right.

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At the beginning of the semester I feeling a bit worried about doing group projects. I was certain that I would not be able to meet with the people in my group in person because of COVID-19. However, I was very interested in taking this class.

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I wish that someone had explained to me what counts as a scholarly source. Before the semester started I was unaware of what did and did not count.

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I decided that over winter break I am going to get more sleep, exercise, and do some art projects. There are some projects that I have been wanting to do for awhile but could not because I did not have the time to do them. I am planning to spend less time online.

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I was definitely nervous about the class because I was not sure what to expect for the class being that it was fully online. I really liked how organized and easy the moodle page was to follow. I was a little overwhelmed by the assignments at first but slowly got into a pace that allowed me to keep up with them.

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I wish I would have known how to use the voicethread before the start of the semester. I struggled trying to use it in the beginning but thankfully was able to get the hang of it.

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During the break I will be focusing more on myself and getting into a healthier state of mind. It has been a busy few months and need to have some time off from stress. I am currently doing a workout challenge and it has helped motivate me to keep it going. I feel better already so can't wait to have more time to focus on that.

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Emily Alfonso: At the beginning of the semester I was feeling quite anxious, but also excited for the future as this is my last year in college. I had taken the last 2 semesters off due to COVID and I was worried that I would not adjust well to being back in school full time. Luckily though, it actually felt good to be back in school and working towards finishing my degree. I am in a much better place now than I was a year ago and a much better place now than I was in 15 weeks ago, and I continue to look forward to what the future has to offer me. 

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Emily Alfonso: At the beginning of the semester I was feeling quite anxious, but also excited for the future as this is my last year in college. I had taken the last 2 semesters off due to COVID and I was worried that I would not adjust well to being back in school full time. Luckily though, it actually felt good to be back in school and working towards finishing my degree. I am in a much better place now than I was a year ago and a much better place now than I was in 15 weeks ago, and I continue to look forward to what the future has to offer me. 

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Emily Alfonso: I wish I knew that despite my anxiety about being back in school full time, I would be okay and do well. As mentioned previously, I was anxious about making my return to school after taking about a year off. I'm someone who usually enjoys school and gets relatively good grades, and I was scared that I would not succeed in doing that after so much time off. 

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Emily Alfonso: I wish I knew that despite my anxiety about being back in school full time, I would be okay and do well. As mentioned previously, I was anxious about making my return to school after taking about a year off. I'm someone who usually enjoys school and gets relatively good grades, and I was scared that I would not succeed in doing that after so much time off. 

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Emily Alfonso: Over the break, although I am taking an Intersession course, I really am looking forward to spending a lot of time with my friends and family as a way to unwind. It has been a stressful semester, and I have a heavy course load in the Spring in anticipation of Graduation, so I really need to take the next month or so to relax, unwind, do fun things with the people I love, and establish a healthy daily routine I can take with me into next semester. 

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Emily Alfonso: Over the break, although I am taking an Intersession course, I really am looking forward to spending a lot of time with my friends and family as a way to unwind. It has been a stressful semester, and I have a heavy course load in the Spring in anticipation of Graduation, so I really need to take the next month or so to relax, unwind, do fun things with the people I love, and establish a healthy daily routine I can take with me into next semester. 

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I felt excited for this course at the start of the semester because I have never taken a class about immigrants and refugees, and I was eager to learn about how the challenges they face as immigrants impact them. At the same time, I felt anxious because I was so unfamiliar with the topics being discussed in the class.

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One thing I wish I knew in the beginning of the semester is that is it okay to be anxious about starting a class with unfamiliar topics, because this is all part of learning. I am someone who is very hard on themselves when it comes to getting good grades in school, so when I registered for this class I wish I focused on the benefit this class would give me instead of worrying about not knowing enough, or knowing less than others in the class.

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For self-care during break I am going to try to catch up on sleep because as a senior in college who also works it has been hard to get well rested throughout the semester. I am also going to spend time with family and friends, and go on vacation with my family after New Years which will be a time to relax.

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How did you feel at the start of the semester?

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How did you feel at the start of the semester?

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At the beginning of the semester I was nervous about the asynchronous class structure. I wasn't sure I'd be able to remember to do all of the assignments. I also thought I knew a lot about immigration issues already and was feeling like this subject would be easy for me. I know this sounds pretentious. I was definitely pretentious (and probably still am).

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In the beginning of the semester, I felt super overwhelmed. I would take forever in developing the start to papers/discussions and voice-threads. As the semester continued, I realized that I could just write from personal experiences and relate them to the assigned readings.

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I wish I knew in the beginning to plan out the assignments. Sometimes I would open the assignment and not realize it would be lengthy, so I did not allow myself to have enough time, which caused more stress.

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During the break I will engage in many things I enjoy doing. I will also rest a lot and sleep, as I feel I have neglected that.

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My name is Alexis Wasney. At the start of this semester, I had never taken an asynchronous class before so I was concerned about how I was going to manage my time between another asynchronous class and 2 in-person classes. I learned that planning for assignments and readings by making lists and checking things off one by one was helpful.

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My name is Alexis Wasney. At the start of this semester, I had never taken an asynchronous class before so I was concerned about how I was going to manage my time between another asynchronous class and 2 in-person classes. I learned that planning for assignments and readings by making lists and checking things off one by one was helpful.

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Alexis Wasney
How bittersweet it was going to feel be at the end of this journey after all the sacrifice and hard work that has gone into it. I enjoyed learning all of the material in this course

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Spending quality time with my children and family and incorporate more exercise and being outdoors in to my schedule

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What do you know now that you wish you knew in the beginning of the semester?

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What do you know now that you wish you knew in the beginning of the semester?

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I do feel that the subject matter was heartbreaking for me. The novel  reading assignment was  especially difficult. The story I read  was devastating. I  am glad I had a partner to do the assignment with.

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At the beginning of the semester, I felt overwhelmed because I have never taken an asynchronous class and did not know the expectations. However, I developed a work plan that aided in tackling2 each week’s assignments which dispelled the overwhelming feeling.
-D.Powell|Spring23

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I would complete the course. The hard work throughout the semester would be worth it.

-D.Powell|Spring 23

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I do not have a break. However, I plan on incorporating more outdoor activities during the summertime as well as spending quality time with friends and family.
-DPowell|Spring 23