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Ah, welcome friends, back to the ongoing saga of Miss Mannion.
We shall being by saying that no, I am no longer a resident of the area known as "Arcade." And I am ever so thankful for that. As of this moment, I find myself sitting on the edge of the "podium" at University at Albany, facing my quad. I have found one of my new favorite acitivites to be merely sitting in different places around campus, watching the life that passes by me. It seems as if most of the people here are infinetely interesting. I mean, every person has their own story. Where they're going, where they've been, what they're thinking about, what they find interesting. Everyone has something to talk about, some picture to paint for everyone else around them. I find it all quite captavating and occupy a lot of my time just sitting around-- reading, drinking coffee and watching everyone as they pass by in their quest to arrive at some destination.
My classes have been going quite well, I don't even feel the urge to skip them. They're interesting, I'm learning things that I actually want to learn, that actually make me think about things. It's so refreshing to be doing things that I love. To be working on my own schedule and taking care of myself. I feel as if I am finally free.
Even my down days aren't as down as they used to be because I just go for a walk, think about things, clear my head, and come back to my dorm where I can always find someone to chit-chat with or do something with. I feel content within my life here, I don't feel the pull of my old life at all. I mean, don't get me wrong, I do miss all of my friends from back home and wish that I could see them and talk to them, but I don't miss Arcade. I don't miss that town where I felt constantly run down by the fact that nothing was new, everything was the same as it always was. I can always find something to do here, whether it be on campus, or I feel like hopping on the bus and going to the mall, or going downtown and just exploring. I am surprised at the endergy I have to merely explore things.
I just love it here. I feel so good to be alive. And I mean actually alive, not just going through the motions every day.
-Heart Heart-
Mannion
We shall being by saying that no, I am no longer a resident of the area known as "Arcade." And I am ever so thankful for that. As of this moment, I find myself sitting on the edge of the "podium" at University at Albany, facing my quad. I have found one of my new favorite acitivites to be merely sitting in different places around campus, watching the life that passes by me. It seems as if most of the people here are infinetely interesting. I mean, every person has their own story. Where they're going, where they've been, what they're thinking about, what they find interesting. Everyone has something to talk about, some picture to paint for everyone else around them. I find it all quite captavating and occupy a lot of my time just sitting around-- reading, drinking coffee and watching everyone as they pass by in their quest to arrive at some destination.
My classes have been going quite well, I don't even feel the urge to skip them. They're interesting, I'm learning things that I actually want to learn, that actually make me think about things. It's so refreshing to be doing things that I love. To be working on my own schedule and taking care of myself. I feel as if I am finally free.
Even my down days aren't as down as they used to be because I just go for a walk, think about things, clear my head, and come back to my dorm where I can always find someone to chit-chat with or do something with. I feel content within my life here, I don't feel the pull of my old life at all. I mean, don't get me wrong, I do miss all of my friends from back home and wish that I could see them and talk to them, but I don't miss Arcade. I don't miss that town where I felt constantly run down by the fact that nothing was new, everything was the same as it always was. I can always find something to do here, whether it be on campus, or I feel like hopping on the bus and going to the mall, or going downtown and just exploring. I am surprised at the endergy I have to merely explore things.
I just love it here. I feel so good to be alive. And I mean actually alive, not just going through the motions every day.
-Heart Heart-
Mannion