Subham Mitra Psych 229 132923

By Subham Mitra

  • I was born (biosocial)

    I was born as a health 8 1/2 pound boy. The doctor said I was one of the healthiest babies he had ever seen. Very proud moment for my family.

  • Nursery Day Care Attended first one (cognitive)

    I attended my first nursery day care. My mom and I are close and I would cry non-stop after she dropped me off. I was intelligent from an early age and my teacher loved me; I was a happy boy after the first few minutes of tears.

  • Expanded our house (biosocial)

    We expanded the upstairs of our house so I would have more room to play with my toys and crawl/run around as I grow older.

  • First celebration with cousins (psychosocial)

    My cousins (2-3 years apart in age) and I had our first actual celebration together; huge party with lots of pictures taken. Huge familyget together.

  • I joined a local cricket team (biosocial)

    I joined a local cricket team in my neighborhood; the neighborhood kids were shocked at my athleticism. I was fast and hit the ball very well.

  • Don Bosco (cognitive)

    I attended Don Bosco, a very prestigious private boy's school; I had a take a test to be accepted; it was a very happy moment for my family and I

  • Nicco Park Trip (psychosocial)

    I went to Nicco Park and had a fun time with my family and cousins. Nicco Park was a local amusement park with theme rides and lots of entertaining venues for children and their families. It was a family get together and lots of pictures taken and memories shared.

  • Science Museum with Grandpa (psychosocial)

    I went to a science museum with my grandpa and mom. I had a wonderful time with my grandfather. I was extremely proud. It was a grand opening for a particular science museum in my city.

  • Visit to India (psychosocial)

    I went to visit India and on my way back I flew through Singapore. The whole trip was amazing and an incredible experience and I was eager to go back and sad to leave to come here.

  • Moved to Starkville, Mississippi (psychosocial)

    My family and I moved to Starkville, Mississippi. I made new friends and had a wonderful time riding bikes around the neighborhood and roller blading around town.

  • 1st baseball team (biosocial)

    I joined my first baseball team, Reynolds (yellow jerseys). It was my first team sporting event and was awesome. I was very good (played 3rd base). My coaches were proud of me and knew my dad very well.

  • Move to Baton Rouge, LA (psychosocial)

    My family and I moved to Baton Rouge, LA. I was sad to move because I was leaving my friends behind plus my baseball team.

  • School Science Fair (cognitive)

    I did extremely well in a school science fair (University Terrace Elementary School; it was a project board fair and I was scored extremely high).

  • First Family Road Trip (psychosocial)

    I took my first family road trip; my parents and I drove from Baton Rouge, LA to Cincinnati, OH to vist my aunt and grandma. It was an amazing road trip because I did not really see snow in the south. During our trip through four different states we slowly started to see the flurries fall in northern Tennessee and then more in Kentucky. We stayed overnight in Tennessee and continued in the morning through Kentucky. It was an awesome Christmas. My aunt lived in Loveland, Ohio.

  • 1st place Chess Tournament Award (cognitive & psychosocial)

    I won a 1st Place Chess Tournament Award for my district in Baton Rouge, LA for the youth chess program. It was a tournament with nearly 100 kids held by the Baton Rouge Library Chess Program.

  • Newspaper Baton Rouge my picture (cognitive)

    My picture was taken for playing chess in the Baton Rouge Library Chess program and put in the newspaper. The news was doing an article on the Library Chess Program and I was a very good player so my picture was taken.

  • Baseball Trophy (biosocial)

    I won a baseball trophy for my team in Baton Rouge because we won the tournament in my league. Our team defeated our rivals and I pitched nearly the whole game.

  • Visited India after a very long time (psychosocial)

    I reconnected with my family members and cousins during my trip to Kolkata, India in the summer of 2002 after 5th grade year finished. I had a cake celebration in class and then I left early. The trip was awesome and I miss it quite a lot.

  • Moved from Baton Rouge, LA to Caldwell, NJ (psychosocial)

    A terrible, terrible day for me. I was emotionally drained. I missed my friends in Baton Rouge who I have grown very close with. I was missing out a happy place and moving to some cold state. Plus I missed my summer trip to India. I missed everyone and I was emotionally confused and sad.

  • Trophy Basketball Tournament (biosocial)

    I won a basketball trophy for my basketball team. We did very well and I was very proud of myself for achieving a certain level in physical performance. I also grown a lot taller than before and I became much stronger.

  • Science award (cognitive)

    I did great work on a science project in science class and I received an A; it was a proud moment for me because I worked hard on that particular project for awhile and there was a lot of arguments over it.

  • Grover Cleveland Middle School in full swing (psychosocial/cognitive)

    I made lots of friends at my middle school Grover Cleveland Middle School and played the violin as well. I was very talented and received an "Outstanding Musician Award".

  • Received my first XBOX (the original kind) (psychosocial)

    My aunt gave me my first video game system I ever owned, the original microsoft xbox. I was thrilled since I enjoyed videogames quite a lot but was never good at majority of the games. Now I received my very own system, so I could master majority of the games I received. That's what I initially thought.

  • Cultural Event in Baltimore, MD (psychosocial)

    I attended a huge national cultural festival in Baltimore, MD. I saw a good friend of mine from New Orleans, LA who I have not seen in over a year. I met this girl a couple years older than me there in Baltimore during my trip and I experienced first "love". It was a very strong feeling; never felt that before during that age towards any girl same age as me.

  • My first facial hair (biosocial)

    I noticed my first facial hair was developing and I was kind of surprised but mostly happy. I shaved it off. But then again it grw back. It was a new experience for me since I watched my dad shave before and now it was my turn. However my hair was very thin.

  • Graduated 8th grade (cognitive & psychosocial)

    I graduated the 8th grade and was preparing to enter high school. I received my certificate; it was a fun experience for my family and a new experience for me.

  • Met my best friend Eddie (psychosocial)

    I met my best friend Eddie from New York City. He was cool and funny and we both enjoyed sports and playing xbox.

  • Met my best friend Rup (psychosocial)

    I met my best friend Rup in a cultural festival in Edison, NJ. We played xbox and basketball and ping pong together. We hung out in Manhattan a lot since we lived so close to there.

  • My best friend Eddie moved to Florida (psychosocial)

    My best friend Eddie moved to Daytona Beach, FL. I was sad because he lived down the street from me and we used to hang out everyday.

  • Went to a private school in Iowa (psychosocial)

    I went to a private school in Iowa for high school. My parents are big in education and Iowa provides majority of the standardized tests; Iowa has one of the highest levels of educations prior to college. I was not very happy about it.

  • Excelled in Iowa (cognitive)

    I excelled in Iowa; in academics, in sports, in leadership. It was a proper place for me to excel. I was getting great grades and was in the honor roll. We had parties there where they would serve the kids on the honor roll for the month, ice cream and cake.

  • Won Basketball trophy tournament (biosocial)

    My team in my private school won a huge celebratory basketball championship trophy and it was a huge success to my school and us representing all of the kids we went to school with. It was a proud moment; for a moment I forgot I was away from home.

  • Got accepted to Western Michigan University (cognitive)

    I got accepted to Western Michigan University, Wayne State University, and Eastern Michigan University; these are the schools which I applied to. I was happy with Western due to the wonderful campus.

  • My 18th birthday (psychosocial)

    I turned 18; I was an adult; I was free or I thought; I felt amazing.

  • I worked out everyday; reached a certain level (biosocial)

    I worked out almost every day that whole summer and played basketball at the gym. I reached a certain level of physical fitness I never had before.

  • I stepped foot in Western Michigan University (psychosocial)

    I stepped foot in Western Michigan University as a college student for the first time in my dorms. I was free from my parents' strict control. I felt freedom was here.

  • Ended Freshman year decent (cognitive)

    I ended my freshman year in a decent manner. I did not do as well as I intended because I partied quite a bit but it was alright grade wise. "Alright" means I could have done better.

  • Presentation for Health Care Research & Statistics (Cognitive)

    I presented my topic, Childhood obesity affecting Adulthood Diabetes, in our Health Care Research and Statistics class at Western Michigan University. Before this presentation I had a fear of speaking in front of large groups of people in a classroom setting; this project (me and my partner) presentation broke that barrier for me. It was significant.

  • Visit to Las Vegas, Nevada (Psychosocial)

    My 21st birthday was on June 20, 2012 and I visited Las Vegas, Nevada on the 4th of July, the next month. It was incredible; words cannot describe the way I felt during the five days I was there. It was hypnotizing, mezmerizing, dazzling, mind blowing, epic; I felt these intimate undescribable feelings during my time there; I am very social in general and I met a few amazing people there and had an incredible time; I traveled to many destinations both in and out of U.S.; Vegas was something else

  • Tonsillectomy Surgery (biosocial)

    I had my tonsils removed on the 2nd of January. It was a huge step for me because throughout college I developed enlarged tonsils and it prevented me from breathing clearly during sleep, changed my vocal tone (made a rough sound when I spoke), and also lowered my inhalation during day to day activities.

  • Received a job position at MediLodge of Howell (Cognitive)

    I need direct patient hours for the Physician's Assistant program at Wayne State University. I received a position as a CNA at the MediLodge of Howell so I can gather up my direct patient contact hours for Physician's Assistant program and I am applying at Wayne State along with a couple other universities.

  • Close family friend visits from Wasington D.C. (psychosocial)

    I had an amazing, refreshing experience on Wednesday the 23rd because a close family friend of ours came to visit us in our home in Novi. I have not seen her in a very long time and her family knew me very well since I was 8 years old. It was humbling and I was grateful to see her. It was a good day for all of us.

  • Entrance into Physician's Assistant Program (cognitive)

    I received my acceptance letter from Wayne State University indicating that I have been accepted into their Physician's Assistant Program starting in May of 2016. I opened the acceptance letter from the mail and I am thrilled. I felt this wave of relief and excitement at the same time pass through my whole body. I am humbled and realize all the hard work, pain, emotional anxiety has all been worth it.

  • I got married (psychosocial)

    I just got married. It was at a Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago. I am thrilled and it is a new experience for me. I am in love with my new wife and we are happy. I am thinking about the future and am ready to take on my new partner.

  • My wife gives birth to our first newborn (biosocial)

    My wife gives birth to our first baby. We are overjoyed with emotion and it is a wonderful experience. My family and hers we're both very happy and it is an amazing experience.

  • My wife and I conceive our second child (biosocial)

    We are in awe at the power and beauty of the human body and the deliverance of our second baby. I am so proud of my wife and she is an awesome mother and very supportive of my career; she is extremely intelligent and is very successful herself.

  • My first grandchild is born (biosocial)

    My first born child, my son, and his wife receive their first child. I am in joy and really wish my parents were alive to experience this. I am in love with my family more than ever. I am 64 years old; I look back at my life now and realize I created this myself. I married my wife, I gave birth to my two kids, and now one of them gave birth to another baby. My genes are within them. I am speechless. I am happy.

  • I retire from my profession (psychosocial)

    I retire from my profession at the age of 65 years. My two children are doctors and my wife retired the year before. We are very well off and successful and now I begin to enjoy the rest of my life.

  • My second child gives birth (biosocial)

    My second child, my daughter, and her husband gives birth to their first newborn. I am 67 years old at this time. I hug my wife closely as we observe the process unfolding before our eyes. I am overjoyed.

  • I receive a recognition prize (cognitive)

    I receive a recognition and a standing ovation at a large ceremony at my hospital, where I was employed, for my hard work throughout the years and my dedication in the field of science. I receive an award of honors and I am grateful. My wife, kids, and grandkids are all sitting in the crowd very pleased. I am in joy.

  • We do our huge family trip around the globe (psychosocial)

    At the age of 79, my wife and I and our kids and grandkids take a large trip around the world. We visit India, Japan, Singapore, Greece, Britain, France, and finally Florida. We are so happy. We will remember this for a long time coming.

  • I die (biosocial & psychosocial)

    I die in the afternoon on the 17th of October in the year 2078 at the age of 87 years old. I lived a happy life and a very successful one at that. Before death I look back through my entire life and I realize that all the hard work, pain, anguish, frustration, joy, love, and sweat and tears were all worth it and made this life as wonderful as it was. There were ups and downs but it made me who I was.