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[daydreamer95]

So these past few weeks have been rather eventful. I got back from orientation a few days ago, and it was amazing in every way. Let's just put it this way, I went there LOVING Ithaca College and I came back loving it even more if that is possible. When I left, I was still in that place where High school really wasn't over yet and college seemed a dream, or something that was never really going to get here. Now, back from orientation it is REAL to me. It's so exciting, and alot of my uncertanties and anxiety went away with the experience of orientation. I know my way around and just about everything that needed to be taken care of(meal plans, work study, registration etc...) is all taken care of and i'm pretty much ready to go and begin. I met my advisor and private voice teacher (I'd met him before but yeah) and that was awesome. I am almost certainly going to plan on auditiong and pursuing the double degree in preformance and Education if that works out. I really hope it does, I'm very excited about that. I have 11 classes so far and I will have one more once I audition and get placed into an ensebmle, which i will audition for right before school begins in august. I'm taking an english lit class, which is kinda poopy because all of the other ones i had on my list were filled already:( Bust still it's reading novels and stuff which I like, but yet so time consuming...oh well. The Psych class I signed up for looks awesome and i'm so glad because I never had room to take AP in HS, so i'm really looking forward to that class. I have the classic music classes, piano, diction, sightsinging, theory, private voice, and classes that will introduce me to styles and music history. So I am so excited for all of the great classes i'll be taking, yet so afraid because it's going to be more work and responsability then I have ever had before in my life. I really want to have fun and find a good balance between working my ass off(which I intendt to do hard core) and having fun. People have told me that if you find yourself not having fun in college, something is really wrong. I think i'll make out ok, no pun intended of course: hmmm let's see what else. I got my ID card and set up that acount and all that stuff. I also met alot of faculty and some awesome upper classmen who seemed so helpful and caring/supportive of the freshman. I just feel so much more comfortable with everything and as we pulled away from the school I felt so sad, i'm counting down the days til I go back, I just can't wait. August 19!!!!!!! it's 5 weeks from friday!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh I am just so excited! I know once I get there i'll be really homesick and sad to be away from everyone I love, but the pople are so nice and I just anticipate being so busy, studying what I love, and hopefully making some new friends that I know i'll be able to pull through. Gah I just can't wait, and it just feels so real!!!! The dorms I thought were nice and def. enough room for two people, or three depending on the situation. So it all looks good now. Alot of the stress I had has been cured. Almost all of the planning is over and I just have to pack up and go. There is little shopping left, you know just stuff here and there. I was also really put at ease about piano because I had a placement test and apparently i'm on the right track and should be just fine. I'm jsut practicing alot and I upped my regement a bit so I will be prepared for auditions and the beginning of classes. So that's what is going on with that, i'm really happy and so excited:) It feels good to be a bit more ready and confident because before going to orientation I was really scared, not so much anymore tho, as of now lol. I'm sure some gitteres and whatnot will come back when it's 5 weeks from now and it's time for my parents to drive away and leave me at school and when I have to say goodbye to everyone which will break my heart. I am getting a cell tho yay!!!! It's a grad present from the grandrents so yaaay for that. I'll now be aboe to be in contact with everyone with all that free time i'll have at school (haha yeah right).

So yeah I want to make sure I see everyone in these upcomming weeks. I want to make sure that I see everyone and their mom before it gets to be like a week or so before I leave, I must see everyone. Gee I can't believe how fast this summer is going already. It feels like we just graduated and it's the middle of july, ahh insane. It's been good so far and i anticipate it getting better from here I hope!!!! Al right, well this has been a big entry of rambling with no indentations lol, so i'm out!

~Kristen