Good Morning Ireland

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Raymond Cobb

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Good Morning from Dublin. That’s right, today I awoke in the beautiful country of Ireland… or Southern Ireland also known as the Republic of Ireland, which is not part of Great Britain. I got here at 10pm Thursday night, which was only a few hours ago for most of you, but for me was about hours ago.

This week has been pretty uneventful for me due to a cold I been trying to fight off. It seems to has the upper hand right now thought because I have really bad sore throat.  I been eating soups and drinking teas, and I even took some medicine, but this cold is persistent.

I did get a chance to attend the British Film Festival, where i saw a wonder Japanese animated movie called The Boy and The Beast, by Mamoru Hosoda, the creator of one my favorite anime shows, Digimon. To see my review of the movie, which is also an assignment for one my classes, just click the link below.

BFI Film

Well it’s time to go and concur Ireland, so until next time you fiends…

Put some chalkies on it!

 

P.S. Shout out to the Staff and students of the Aspire and Bridge Programs at Mt. SAC. I really appreciate the care package you all sent me. Thank you. 20151020_032900 20151020_032921 20151020_032956 20151020_073555_HDR IMG_20151016_123956 IMG_20151016_124104 IMG_20151016_124139 IMG_20151016_124533 IMG_20151016_130419 IMG_20151016_134747 20151018_024252

Raymond Cobb

Hello! My name is Raymond Cobb and I am a full-time student Mt. San Antonio College. I was born in Los Angeles, California but I grew up and attended school in Compton, California, a city notoriously known for its gang violence. I lived in foster care all my life, but my foster mother Evalyn Rose Culpepper, kept and raised me as her own. While in high school I did poorly after the 9th grade, and made the decision to sign up for Utah Job Corps so that I can go get my G.E.D. After returning back to California I enter the workforce. In 2009, my mother passed away, and I lost my home. I had to couch hop between my friends and family in order to keep from living on the streets. Between 2011 and 2013 I was finally able to acquire my own place, and transitioned from renting rooms to sharing in an apartment with some friends, but I struggled to maintain a full-time permanent job. After being laid-off and losing my apartment at the beginning of 2014, I was back to couch hopping. Being 28 years old and feeling like I had failed, I decided to return to school to obtain my A.A. degree with the hope of transferring to a University. I want to study abroad because I believe it will be a highly rewarding experience, giving me a better cultural background, providing me with an experience to learn in another country so that I can share my experiences with other students. I look forward to researching for my classes at unique sources that I wouldn’t have anywhere else, visiting libraries and campuses in London, and studying with other students will give me chance to learn about new ways of approaching research and studying. Since becoming a student at Mt. SAC I have been keeping a high GPA even though I do not have a stable home or transportation. I feel that I am good candidate because I can be role model for the returning student, the homeless student, and the black student that despite all odds, pulled through to be something great.