Lorena

As a writer...
Well, first of all I would like to start by saying that I am happy to be part of the Beca 670 community. I have never thought of my self as a writer, but this class has showed me how much I do enjoy writing. It is somewhat of a challenge for me to put my ideas down on paper, especially in English in which I find it difficult to get my point across in a clear and concise manner. However, as they say, the more you do it, the better you get; I am finally becoming comfortable with the idea of writing as I realize the importance of in being a good writer. If one does not write down its ideas in paper, they will never become reality.

About Me
I love San Francisco. I grew up in a city, Cali, Colombia where I enjoyed the city life, the loud music playing in the streets, the clubs, the restaurants, and the culture. San Francisco reminds me of it; so full of life. It is a city that inspires people to participate in cultural, and social activities. Its active community encourages you to get involve and to experience all the wonderful things it has to offer. San Francisco caters to whatever you like, whether it is eating international food, meeting interesting people, watching a Ballet performance, going to the opera or dancing salsa, there is something for everyone. Here, it’s a place where you get the invaluable opportunity of experiencing and enjoying other cultures.

What about SFSU?
For the last couple of years that I have attended San Francisco State, I have to admit that I have not hang out around campus much. "I go do my thing and leave." In between classes I do homework or I go home, which is the advantage of living 10 minutes away from school. However, even if I am doing homework I like to hang out in the courtyard in front of the Cesar Chavez Student Center. This center offers an incredible amount of resources and variety of activities for all members of school regardless their major. Therefore, I decided to explore all the different services that this building has to offer.

Cesar Chavez
First of all, how about a little bit of history about the Cesar Chavez. Shouldn't we know who this guy is so that we can understand why our school would want to name this building after him? Chavez Bio The reason why I love the Cesar Chavez student center so much is because it represents the unity of the students at our school. It is not rare to find booths where students promote clubs and associations or to hear knowledgeable speakers or to witness creative artists. Students at this campus really inspired me to get involve in different activities and to become part of different communities within our school. But one thing is for certain there is no better place to start than at the Chavez Student Center One of my favorite things to do in the Cesar Chavez building in between my brakes is to read X-Press, the school magazine while I relax in the comfortable launching chairs one floor above the basement. I love X-Press because it talks about issues that we should all be concern about, if not at least thinking about. As students, I think the writers bring a different and interesting perspective to the table that we don’t usually get from the corporate world. Just their last issue January 08,The Price of Democracy was incredible. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend that you do, because it will if not change the way you think at least give you a set of alternative views to think about. In case you don’t have free time around campus please check out their website X-Press Magazine