Computer Science Blog 1

Computer Science blog 1

I am Jarelle Easterwood, a sophomore majoring in computer science from Kansas City, Kansas. It’s not that great of a place, in fact I’ve visited funerals and watched shows on television about the evolution of socks that were far more interesting. It didn’t help that I was raised in a neighborhood inhabited mainly by the elderly. Sure, it was peaceful, but with no other kids around, it helped increase my boredom.

            That’s how my long list of hobbies started. I won’t bore you with basic stuff everyone says such as, “I like to read,” or “Singing is cool!” Instead, just know that I’m a fighter. Literally. I am a black belt in taekwondo and a green belt in Shotokan. I’ve been doing martial arts since I was a kid, and I plan to keep doing it until I’m pushing daisies or I break myself somehow. With sports like those, it’s not that hard to do. I have other interests, but for now let’s move on.

            So, why did I choose computer science? Well, while in high school I took architecture classes for three years straight, thinking I’d become an architect. I knew I wasn’t after the third year, when I left the class with “what was I thinking?” repeating through my mind. Seeing these architect majors suffering in college, I know I definitely made the right choice. As for the whole computer science thing, well, while I was open option and invading lectures and clubs just because, I came into contact with many computer science majors for some reason. Some of them were struggling with coding, and I found that lots of people enter this major not knowing much about it. I had spent lots of my time coding and creating websites at home when I was younger, though I had very little idea of what I was actually doing. And after lots of thinking and willpower, I decided, “why not study computer science?”

            If that made any sense, I am not sure.

            Since I’m bored, let’s talk about why I chose to come to K-State. When I was in high school and deciding what to do for college, my friends decided to randomly visit K-State, so I tagged along. Once my foot touched the ground of the campus it was cold as hell and I wanted to go back home. However, the people were very nice, the campus looked cool, and they had a fantastic architecture program (which would later become useless once I came to my senses, of course.).     

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