College Life 101

This past week started my new life. I am on a new adventure, starting a new life. I am on the start of a new stage of my life....college. The once sheltered girl from a small town, is now a college student living on a campus. It is liberating, freeing. The first day was different. Adjusting to the different social dynamic of the college atmosphere was so far different than anything I had known and been accustomed to.  The first night, I got very little sleep. I was feeling what a normal Freshman would feel, homesick. I was more annoyed than anything that I had to leave everything I knew behind and start fresh. Why couldnt I just bring my home life with me? Then soon after, paranoia kicked in... What if I am not remembered when I come home? What if my friends get new friends cooler than me? What if..? What if..? Change is always hard for me and I did not adapt well to it. Being an only child, sharing a room and space was always something I heard my friends talk about. I had never realized that this would become a reality for me. Change sucks, though it is a part of life. And just like everything, this too shall pass. And it has. My temper tantrum ended and I became content with my new home. The work is hard and the classes are long but the people on campus are supportive. I know that my home is never leaving and will always be there when I am on breaks. I have learned not to worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself. I am taking it one day at a time and realizing that I am happier when I dont worry about what the future holds. For now, I write this at the end of a good day. I have accepted change and realize that it is merely a challenge. A challenge I must take on. A challenge I will survive and win!