Who am I and What am I Doing Here? - Victoria Nemeth

Who am I and what am I doing here? Well that is a good question.  For starters, I am Victoria Nemeth. I am from Albany, New York. I am in the Health Sciences program here, and very unsure about what I want to do as a career.  I am super indecisive, which doesn’t much help. Also, I am not much of a planner. I don’t really know what’s going to happen at the end of this week, and it’s really hard to think about what life will be like four or five years from now.  So much happens in a day, week, month, and I feel like things can change any minute. If I think about it, only a little over a month ago I came back from my first semester abroad in Greece. I always think it’s kind of crazy how much things change in the course of a year.  A year ago I was accepted into the NUin program, and was almost sure that Northeastern wouldn’t be the school I would end up at. I couldn’t imagine myself leaving the country for my first semester of college, knowing absolutely no one. But hey, things change. I think that my first semester was a really great experience for me because I became more sure of myself in every aspect.  I became more independent, I overcame my fear of the unknown, and I made amazing friends to lean on and experience the semester with.  

Coming back to Northeastern has had its difficulties.  For starters, I had to learn my way around the campus and find my classes.  Since I hadn’t spent the first semester on campus, I felt as though I was playing catch up for the first week or so.  I wasn’t used to the way the professors taught or what their expectations were for me, so I did my best. I’m still learning, but I think I’ll get the hang of it.  I think after going abroad the first semester I have gained a bit more comfort with the unknown. I know that even though thinking about the future is scary, I have the belief that things always work out in the end.  I can’t say that it’s always easy to believe that, but I truly believe that taking things day by day is key. Before I figure out what I want to do with my life, I want to make sure I enjoy and savor my first semester at Northeastern.  I think a lot of people around me are constantly looking to the future, and while that is necessary, I need to live in the present and enjoy the moment I’m in. 

I am Victoria Nemeth.  I love to learn, laugh, read, hike, watch movies, play soccer, help people, and explore.  I hope that at Northeastern, I can incorporate some of these things into my daily life. I think some people can get sucked into spending all of their time stressing about the future or what will happen in whatever amount of time.  I hope for myself that I enjoy each moment I get to spend here, and try to incorporate some of the things I love into my life here.