http://www.famousbloggers.net /wp-content/uploads/2011/03/blogging-niche.jpg

According to my Ecology class professor, "Niche" refers to the role you are playing in the ecosystem and each species have their own and unique niche. No one is exactly alike. Some are the predators, the consumers and the decomposers. Not two creatures can be of similar niche. As for me, after two weeks of being a BS Accountancy sophomore, I can say that I finally found my niche.

My freshman year in St. Scho was like testing the waters. It was all about experimenting and finding yourself in the sea of different creatures. Everything was experimental. Nothing was permanent because the choice is in our hand. We have the ability to choose whoever we want to be. It was all about the experimentation and the process of trial and error since it was only the first of five years.

http://weheartit.com/entry/27305117

This year, somehow, I felt a paradigm shift. During the first day of classes, the nervousness and anxiety was gone and its place was the excitement and thrill of meeting your friends after the long summer break and introducing yourself to the new professors whom you can either love or hate. The stress of losing yourself in the campus has disappeared and the sense of familiarity settles in. I am no longer a kulasa rookie.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9TTuO7fRtz8/T_cZH0_eZwI/ AAAAAAAAAh4/B4VVtAnPiwI/s640/ photo-a-day-i-love-accounting-on+my+mind.JPG

I also found myself being excited in my Accounting class and other classes. I felt giddy and challenged of every class that I have to attend to. Instead of being scared of the unforeseeable future, I felt an inner strength bubbling inside of me. Now, I can say that I finally learned to love my course and all of the things that comes to it, the stress, the sleepless nights and the multiple paper works I have to attend to. My hands are thrilled to write down all of the lectures and all of the special dates in my planner. I am looking forward of the need of multitasking and stressing myself out because that is the true meaning of being a student.

http://weheartit.com/entry/56237873

I

do not know what happened to me during the course of summer but I am just so determined of excelling in my chosen field and expanding myself in different ways. Last year, I was scared to try out different things and be in a difficult situation. I was scared of failing and being alone but this year, I plan of getting myself involved and meeting new people. I want to make myself free and not bounded by the chains of society. This school year is not an experimental year anymore. This is my school year.

Surprisingly, I also found my role in my group of friends. Like I said before, last year was experimental. It was all about trying and it also involves finding the right persons you want to be with. I have my ups and downs but I will never consider that I made a mistake because I know that each person is unique and special but somehow, they are not the perfect piece of the puzzle.

©imyr

At dahil naputol si Kat... ©imyr

Two weeks in the school year and I think that I finally perfected my puzzle. I finally found the persons whom I want to be with not because they are cookie-cutter perfect but because each of them has a different personality that reflects the different sides of me. My friends represent a different aspect of Pia. The weird Pia, the crazy Pia, the serious Pia and even the adventurous Pia. Each of them has their own personality. I felt truly blessed to meet this people. They are the reason why I was able to find my niche.

I can foresee that SY 2013-2014 will be different compared to SY 2012-2013. Yes, there will still be experimenting and a lot of trial and errors. I am only in my sophomore for crying out loud. This year will not be flawless or perfect either but because of my realization of finding my niche, I can say that it will be easier to get through with the problems. I have my family and friends with me and a different mindset in me. So, have you found your niche? Have you found your role in life?