I finally started my classes this past week! I was really excited (as my previous post stated) and still am excited about all my classes. It's been a great transition into college and I'm super pumped for the year... but we'll see how long this enthusiasm lasts....
Finally! I thought starting college at 19 was going to feel different and a bit awkward. Some of the people I've met and made friends with are still 17 and sometimes that makes me feel a little old but I try not to over think it. It actually doesn't matter at all - age really is just a number. It's not to say I'm more or less mature and/or intelligent than anyone else because we're all starting this experience together and we're all in the same boat.
That said, I really wanted to be a different person going into college. Not to say I didn't like the person I was before but I was never assertive about myself in high school and I think that really put me at a disadvantage. I am an introvert at heart but I've realized that doesn't mean I have to be a hermit. So that's definitely a personal goal of mine and I think I'm doing pretty well so far.
We all live in halls with a Resident Assistant (RA), who is also a student, to make sure we don't get into trouble or kill each other. Before coming, I was a bit apprehensive about the kind of people I'd be living with, as I'm sure everyone was, but my hall mates are the best. They're such great people and I love them already. We're split into two different groups; half of us are Psychology majors (like me) and half are Biology majors. So a good number of people in my hall also share the same classes with me - including my roommate! She's a very sweet girl and I'm so glad we're rooming together. As a bonus, we also happen to live very close to each other so road trips back home should be fun. :)
Speaking of home... I do miss it a lot but I'm not homesick at all. I think it's mainly because I know I'm in the same hemisphere as my parents now as opposed to being stuck in India and waiting for an appropriate time to call them. It doesn't feel strange being on my own anymore because I've gotten used to it and I've learned to keep myself busy in case the homesickness does decide to hit me, and I'm really happy about that because being homesick - and not being able to do anything about it - is the worst feeling in the world.
And now that classes have started, I don't need to try to keep myself busy. I am busy. I'm taking 5 classes this semester: Psychology, Writing Seminar, Statistics, Religions of the East and American Studies. They're all very interesting but I've only completed the first week so I guess we'll see how it goes.
Last Sunday there was a club fair with many booths set up so we could walk around and sign up for clubs. I signed up for the photography club, Captain's Log (the school newspaper), Psi Chi (the honors psychology club) and "Where's the Line" which is a club that helps women in need. The interest meetings are all held this week except for the Captain's Log meeting which was today. I actually signed up to be the newspaper photographer instead of a writer and I already got my first two assignments! They're pretty simple and easy but hopefully I'll get assigned more interesting things in the future. I'll post the final product on here once it's submitted!
So that's week 1 of college! I really will try to post more often about my classes and such. I've just been so caught up in the excitement of the first two weeks!
Finally! I thought starting college at 19 was going to feel different and a bit awkward. Some of the people I've met and made friends with are still 17 and sometimes that makes me feel a little old but I try not to over think it. It actually doesn't matter at all - age really is just a number. It's not to say I'm more or less mature and/or intelligent than anyone else because we're all starting this experience together and we're all in the same boat.
That said, I really wanted to be a different person going into college. Not to say I didn't like the person I was before but I was never assertive about myself in high school and I think that really put me at a disadvantage. I am an introvert at heart but I've realized that doesn't mean I have to be a hermit. So that's definitely a personal goal of mine and I think I'm doing pretty well so far.
We all live in halls with a Resident Assistant (RA), who is also a student, to make sure we don't get into trouble or kill each other. Before coming, I was a bit apprehensive about the kind of people I'd be living with, as I'm sure everyone was, but my hall mates are the best. They're such great people and I love them already. We're split into two different groups; half of us are Psychology majors (like me) and half are Biology majors. So a good number of people in my hall also share the same classes with me - including my roommate! She's a very sweet girl and I'm so glad we're rooming together. As a bonus, we also happen to live very close to each other so road trips back home should be fun. :)
Speaking of home... I do miss it a lot but I'm not homesick at all. I think it's mainly because I know I'm in the same hemisphere as my parents now as opposed to being stuck in India and waiting for an appropriate time to call them. It doesn't feel strange being on my own anymore because I've gotten used to it and I've learned to keep myself busy in case the homesickness does decide to hit me, and I'm really happy about that because being homesick - and not being able to do anything about it - is the worst feeling in the world.
And now that classes have started, I don't need to try to keep myself busy. I am busy. I'm taking 5 classes this semester: Psychology, Writing Seminar, Statistics, Religions of the East and American Studies. They're all very interesting but I've only completed the first week so I guess we'll see how it goes.
Last Sunday there was a club fair with many booths set up so we could walk around and sign up for clubs. I signed up for the photography club, Captain's Log (the school newspaper), Psi Chi (the honors psychology club) and "Where's the Line" which is a club that helps women in need. The interest meetings are all held this week except for the Captain's Log meeting which was today. I actually signed up to be the newspaper photographer instead of a writer and I already got my first two assignments! They're pretty simple and easy but hopefully I'll get assigned more interesting things in the future. I'll post the final product on here once it's submitted!
So that's week 1 of college! I really will try to post more often about my classes and such. I've just been so caught up in the excitement of the first two weeks!
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