during my first year as a college student, i never felt 'at home' to the class i belong to. everyone just seem to be smarter, prettier, more talented than everyone else. people were clustered according to the school where they finished their high school - sci high, cnu, usc, etc. i felt like a rock being thrown into a basket full of precious gems. but as time passes, i slowly came to know them. group presentations and projects became avenues for us to share and to show that we care for each other. we are still in our second year in a battlefield called nursing but now it seems that we are like best buddies who just so happen to meet again after so many years of being apart. we're starting to discover that we have so many similarities amidst our stark contrasts, that we can adjust to give way to other people. now i don't feel like a stone in the middle of beautiful gems. i am slowly polished into a priceless diamond as each moment passes us by.

thanks BSN II-A for everything.