Lucy Gorniak, a freshman from Tasmania studying International Cultural Studies, said, “I really want to improve my piano skills. I want to be able to play with my left hand so I’ll try to practice once a week. I’m also going to improve my Spanish. I want to say at least one prayer in Spanish each day, listen to Spanish music, and talk to my roommate in Spanish.”
Ben Errico, a recently graduated accounting major from Hawaii, said, “My goal is to start [several] businesses in the next year. I’ll be teaching an investment class, I will do tax returns, and then I’ll be selling a product for snow removal back in Utah. The risk to reward ratio is great, right now I’m making zero dollars so I’ve got nothing to lose.”
Heidi Poppleton, a junior from California studying elementary education, said, “I have a theme for this year to walk with God, so I’m going to read and study my scriptures and then share what I study with people throughout my day.”
Andrew Ormond, a sophomore from New Zealand studying computer science, said, “I’m going to organize my time better and keep motivated so I can get straight As and I will use skateboarding to balance everything out. [Skateboarding] a good lesson in life: If you fall down you gotta get back up.”
Alexander Mosqueda-Winn, a freshman from California studying political science and art, said, “I want to learn Japanese. Most of my friends here are Japanese and I want to know when they are talking about me. I’d also like to be bilingual.”
Ladon Jansrikesorn, a senior from the Philippines studying fine arts, said, “I’m going to try not to eat fast food at all the whole year to save money and eat healthy. Most of my expenses are from eating out so I would save a lot of money.”
Teone Tahiata, a senior from Tahiti studying social work, said, “I want to help people within the year and make them feel really special and happy. I will pick one person a month from my surroundings and get to know them a little bit better, figure out what would make them really happy, and try to make it happen for them.”
Jane Thomas, a freshman from Oregon freshman studying biomedicine, said, “I would like to rise above my internal challenges by not doubting myself or my abilities to do well in school. I am trying to not psych myself out by thinking I can’t do things that are hard.”