BU
I've sat down to write an entry about school a few times since I got here, but I've had trouble organizing my thoughts. I think this is because I have very mixed emotions about the place. I've been pleasantly surprised with some things. My room is clean, and a good size, the showers work well, the food is good (there's so much tofu!), and I like my classes. I also like my roommate a lot. We're very different people, but we respect each others' space and get along well.
For all that, though, it's been tough for me socially. BU feels like the high school I never went to. There are some people who just won't talk to you. Although to be fair, I've also been surprisingly shy. I have a lot of trouble approaching people.
But it's not all lonely and sad. Most of the time, I like it here. The campus is nice, and it's nice to be right on the river. I also like Brookline, which is the next town over. I've hung out with some people. Last night, four of us went to this park at night and it was really nice, and one of the girls, Amber, bought my CD!
There's a also a good deal of stuff going on here. I went to meetings for the radio station, Habitat for Humanity, and Spectrum, the gay club, this week, and I liked all of them. They're screening "Fried Green Tomatoes" on Thursday, which I think is a good sign. I'm going to see Paul Simon in October and African acoustic music in November.
I didn't feel homesick til this weekend. I think it's started to sink in that I'm going to be here for a LONG time. It's not that here is so bad, but I think I was unusally lucky at home. I got along with my family, school was good, I had great friends. I don't particularly want to reinvent myself in college.
Things may pick up this week. I was very fevery all of last week, and that tends to darken your outlook.
I guess we'll see...