so this is my 500th entry.
i had orientation at etown on saturday, and i'm absolutely positive i chose the right college. so that's good. i think i can make a home there. my first-year seminar is called "from new orleans to new york"...it's about jazz, which is pretty much the epitome of a perfect class. :) i also have english & spanish first semester, as well as a humanities course on religion [which i think will be really interesting]. on mondays/fridays, i have one class at 330....that's pretty sweet. annnnd there's a train station around the corner that goes right to 30th street station & penn station, so trips home/to nyc aren't completely out of the question. granted, i'm sure my parents will come get me if i need to come home, but if they can't, it's nice to know that the train station is right there. and my mom DOES want to get me a car for serious =P
so. i'm still weirded out by this whole college thing. i'm glad that etown is only 2 hours away...i can't imagine being as far as PSU or BC or USC. it still hasn't really hit me yet that i won't be living at home in two months. the sheer amount of independence that i'll have is overwhelming...because with that independence comes just as much responsibility. i don't know if i'm ready for that. i AM excited, though. etown's a really safe campus; everyone just leaves all their stuff lying around & no one takes it. and anyone can sleep over in my dorm for up to 72 hours...there aren't any rules about age or gender or anything. everyone's really friendly and welcoming, and i think i'll be really happy there.
i was looking around at orientation, and i realized that even though i don't know any of those people now, among them are my roommate(s), my classmates, and my friends. after all, it was only five years ago that i went to freshman orientation at springfield, and look at the bonds i've forged here. college...will be okay. from my continually strong friendships with sara, kris, & ail, i know that it will be possible for us all to maintain-- even strengthen-- our relationships; even though we may go months without seeing each other, we'll fall back into our friendships as though we never missed a day.
for now, though, we've got the summer and the promise of change on the horizon. the next two months are already shaping up to be awesome, and life can only get better from here.
♥
so. i'm still weirded out by this whole college thing. i'm glad that etown is only 2 hours away...i can't imagine being as far as PSU or BC or USC. it still hasn't really hit me yet that i won't be living at home in two months. the sheer amount of independence that i'll have is overwhelming...because with that independence comes just as much responsibility. i don't know if i'm ready for that. i AM excited, though. etown's a really safe campus; everyone just leaves all their stuff lying around & no one takes it. and anyone can sleep over in my dorm for up to 72 hours...there aren't any rules about age or gender or anything. everyone's really friendly and welcoming, and i think i'll be really happy there.
i was looking around at orientation, and i realized that even though i don't know any of those people now, among them are my roommate(s), my classmates, and my friends. after all, it was only five years ago that i went to freshman orientation at springfield, and look at the bonds i've forged here. college...will be okay. from my continually strong friendships with sara, kris, & ail, i know that it will be possible for us all to maintain-- even strengthen-- our relationships; even though we may go months without seeing each other, we'll fall back into our friendships as though we never missed a day.
for now, though, we've got the summer and the promise of change on the horizon. the next two months are already shaping up to be awesome, and life can only get better from here.
♥