3.6 Wayfinding: My ASHS Journey by Alessandra Zoe De Guzman

LG - OBF

alessandradeguzman1 — 2022-02-04 01:12:23 UTC

My first few weeks as a student in the ASHS!

I got to immerse myself in the wonderful Atenean community. I met a lot of good people, and new opportunities were constantly presented in front of me. It was truly a gratifying experience. <33

LD - STRESS

alessandradeguzman1 — 2022-02-04 01:15:13 UTC

The number of burnouts I had last school year? Especially during finals weeks? I couldn't even count. And there were moments where I feel like quitting, and shutting myself out from the world.

LG - I <3 PEOPLE

alessandradeguzman1 — 2022-02-04 01:15:18 UTC

FRIENDS. FRIENDS. FRIENDS.

I got to be close with some solid people in my class and in org. They became my pillars of support throughout the school year, and I never would've survived G11 of Ateneo without them.

LD - IMPOSTER SYNDROME

alessandradeguzman1 — 2022-02-04 01:15:22 UTC

There were moments where I feel like I lost some parts of me--the parts of me that I knew so well pre-pandemic. And I miss her... that version of myself that I knew so well.

I found myself in constant disorientation, and I always felt like I was not exerting the best I could despite hours of doing homeworks and org work.

LG - ART (COPING MECHANISM)

alessandradeguzman1 — 2022-02-04 01:15:27 UTC

Of course, whenever I didn't feel the best, I would always find myself going back to my safe space: art. I would paint for hours.

Watercolors are my free therapy. <33

LD - MEMORIES WITHOUT CLOSURE?>?

alessandradeguzman1 — 2022-02-04 01:15:31 UTC

Though I was happy (and still am) with Ateneo, I couldn't help but be sappy ... thinking about the way things used to be back then, and how things could've been if it weren't for the pandemic. I miss my friends, especially my classmates from JHS, that sometimes I'd wake up one morning feeling really bad about it and I'd just cry.