college
i should be going to bed, but i'd just like to announce to everyone that LEAVING IS NOT THAT BAD. You will be back in THREE MONTHS...you're not dropping off the face of the earth. the first day i was here i was like wow, college is kind of lame, but now its just something you get used to and it seriously will help the relationships you currently have because you learn to appreciate your friends (and family) from home. i'm kind of bored here in Berkeley, but i was really bored back in Irvine so its not really like my life has changed dramatically. Within 2 days i made friends that i act like i've been friends with for years and everyone is really really open to meeting everyone else. Is it all small talk? Yes. But with those good friends, you can have substantial conversations and ignore all the annoying drunk people on your floor that want to ask you wha tyou're majoring in.
Focus on making friends with people naturally. I think some people here just want to go out and friend everyone like life is one big myspace, but who cares about quantity, just see if you click with people. You'll be meeting SO many people a day that you can weed out the ones that were meant foryou and the ones that werent. And from then on, you'll be so much more satisfie d with college life because you have close friends in comparison to other people still trying to find an identity on campus lost in a see of shallow friends.
sorry if that wasnt a flowery and motivational (and gramatically correct) entry on college. its late and college is seriously blown so out of proportion. if you just have confidence in yourself you'll be fine wherever you are. and we waste 3/4 of our lives talking to our friends on the internet, its not like thats gonna change if you're in another building.
so in straightforward-jamie fashion: try not to let leaving irvine effect your emotions too much cause its not like you're going to suddenly lose all your old friends and not make new ones in the future. you will be fine, you will stay in touch, and you will branch out and meet new people form all over CA. and in the event that you do lose contact or closeness with your current close friends, well i guess it just shows your friendship wasnt meant to be.
have a nice next few weeks, everyone. i have to wake up in 3 and a half hours..woot.
p.s. everyone goes to parties in the first week of school, accept it.
Focus on making friends with people naturally. I think some people here just want to go out and friend everyone like life is one big myspace, but who cares about quantity, just see if you click with people. You'll be meeting SO many people a day that you can weed out the ones that were meant foryou and the ones that werent. And from then on, you'll be so much more satisfie d with college life because you have close friends in comparison to other people still trying to find an identity on campus lost in a see of shallow friends.
sorry if that wasnt a flowery and motivational (and gramatically correct) entry on college. its late and college is seriously blown so out of proportion. if you just have confidence in yourself you'll be fine wherever you are. and we waste 3/4 of our lives talking to our friends on the internet, its not like thats gonna change if you're in another building.
so in straightforward-jamie fashion: try not to let leaving irvine effect your emotions too much cause its not like you're going to suddenly lose all your old friends and not make new ones in the future. you will be fine, you will stay in touch, and you will branch out and meet new people form all over CA. and in the event that you do lose contact or closeness with your current close friends, well i guess it just shows your friendship wasnt meant to be.
have a nice next few weeks, everyone. i have to wake up in 3 and a half hours..woot.
p.s. everyone goes to parties in the first week of school, accept it.