I've got bruises on my knees for you
I've been in Chicago for about 4 weeks. I do like it here, I really do (or at least I've done a very good job at fooling myself I want to be here).
The workload is not as bad as they say. The classes move at a bit of a faster pace, which is mainly attributed to the fact we're on a quarter system.
The only thing about this place that I haven't quite come to terms with is how lonely it can get. Whether this is because I'm homesick or I've lost the desire to be solitary, I'm not quite sure. I know that as long as I keep my priorities straight I can stand the loneliness, but sometimes I wish I had the abandon to go out on a Friday night with not a care in the world, get drunk and party. But unfortunately I'm not that type of person, and in the end I don't think it would solve my loneliness problem. It's nice that there is one person here for me, but in the end I can't ask her to baby me every single time I get lonely. She's got a life.
As a result I think I'm starting to drown myself in work. I'm starting w/ a job soon, I'm taking more than a full course schedule, I'm doing a sport, and hopefully I'll soon be involved with a school publication. On top of that I wanted to do an art appreciation club. I think I'll be okay. It took me a while to fit in even in high school, I guess it's the same way here.
The workload is not as bad as they say. The classes move at a bit of a faster pace, which is mainly attributed to the fact we're on a quarter system.
The only thing about this place that I haven't quite come to terms with is how lonely it can get. Whether this is because I'm homesick or I've lost the desire to be solitary, I'm not quite sure. I know that as long as I keep my priorities straight I can stand the loneliness, but sometimes I wish I had the abandon to go out on a Friday night with not a care in the world, get drunk and party. But unfortunately I'm not that type of person, and in the end I don't think it would solve my loneliness problem. It's nice that there is one person here for me, but in the end I can't ask her to baby me every single time I get lonely. She's got a life.
As a result I think I'm starting to drown myself in work. I'm starting w/ a job soon, I'm taking more than a full course schedule, I'm doing a sport, and hopefully I'll soon be involved with a school publication. On top of that I wanted to do an art appreciation club. I think I'll be okay. It took me a while to fit in even in high school, I guess it's the same way here.