Updates (Sept 16, 2025)

In 2021 while still going to college, I took a course in healthcare called “Plagues, Poverty & People”.

I dropped out in about 2 weeks.

The classmates and prof were so active and brainy.

I could not keep up.

All the history and people and diseases mentioned were too much to remember.

I felt like a failure when I dropped that course.

I was like 36-37 years old at that time and could not keep up.

I thought because I was older and had some life experience and a previous degree, I could do that course relatively easy. NOPE!!! LOL!

I was arrogant thinking being older and having a degree meant something.

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When you do get older, it is good and nice that you at least finished a degree and have some experience in life and work just to have. I hope everyone get a chance to do well and get the same experience. Get your degree at least!!!

My life is pretty smooth up here in safe cold Canada with a degree and some work and life experience to maneuver.

If I never gotten a degree, I would not have this feeling that a degree is almost worthless but not too.

It is all about the lived experience and what you are interested in.

But I noticed this as well … depending on your group … you can learn better if the group is on your thinking frequency.

That is a problem I realize. People on the same frequency open you up and allow you to think easily without negativity.

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Previously, I thought everyone kind of thought the same … then as I socialized with Vietnamese, I realized most Vietnamese think on the same perspective.

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Learning to socialize with Vietnamese is very interesting.

After the introductions, the thing every Vietnamese looks at the end is anticipating … “what more?” or “what else?” or “what are you doing???” flat out.

Now I understand why Vietnamese are mostly independent. We are trying to do more and … “survive”.

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Interesting thing I learned while I was in college for practical nursing in 2019 – 2020 …

I was 35 at that time, I only talked freely and open and nice when talking to other older people.

That is the secret too!!!

I waited it out and worked a few jobs and when I went back to school for healthcare and it was relatively chill because I was old with experiences and a degree and got along with the older crowd and teachers who had like 5+ years of life experiences so everything is normal and minimized. Nothing really surprises you after you worked for 5 years.

Smooth sailing? Yes and mostly no. You still have to study 24/7 … the amount of knowledge you need to learn in healthcare is endless I learned now today.

This is what differs from other jobs. Healthcare I realize goes to infinity. And that keeps you healthy and busy for 3 – 5 lifetimes.

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After doing my thing, I realized healthcare is something up there and interesting still.

It has the long going thread and tunnel that keeps you focused.

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After 41 years, I now see after I did my thing and finally socialized with Vietnamese (my group), healthcare seems like a route for a ‘full life’ at the end. With family of your own and care.

I wasn’t able to socialize with my Vietnamese born in Canada group during my university days in the 2000s. Not even during practical nursing days either in the late 2010s.

I guess it was socialization with Vietnamese at the end that I was missing for 3+ decades.

Normal life after now I guess.

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If you do healthcare, no one makes fun of you and they are guilt ridden if they mess with you.

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Nursing is a way to get to do healthcare and get up there for a healthy life.

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It was nice to build this far.

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