I have finished my first year of college and feel absolutely amazing! I have survived the college life completely and avoided the freshman 15 with all my might! I have a few things to say about my first year of college and some of them are quite sad. But it's okay! I made it!
College was honestly not so bad for me. I had a friend on my first day moving in and it turned out to be my best friend, Francine, since first grade. I was lucky enough to attend the same university as my best friend. I think with her by my side, I was able to keep my sanity better than I thought I was going to the summer before my first year. With my best friend at my side, we were able to complete a promised plan of ours that we made in middle school. We made a plan that we would go to college together, dorm together, have our first apartment together, and graduate college together. So far, we are checking things off our plan left and right. As I said before, I am one lucky person.
Although I did have my freedom from my parents and was able to live “on my own” for a year, I technically did not go far from home. I was about an hour and twenty minutes from home and two towns over from where I grew up before I moved. I knew the area pretty well but a lot change after being away for four to five years. I had the rest of my family not far from me either. In fact, they were ten minutes away from the college I was attending. I was able to see my grandpa (pop) whenever I wanted to and that was probably the most positive thing about going to this university. I am very close with him and being able to see him whenever I want made me the happiest person alive. Being only an hour and twenty minutes away, I went home a lot… Yes yes I know, “the point of college is to be at college and away from the parents” but that was not the only reason I went home a lot… *cough cough I went home almost every weekend cough cough* I went home because I have a boyfriend still at home who is still attending high school. Yes, I know that sounds weird that I, a college student, is still dating someone in high school but we couldn’t help that we met when we were in high school and were in different grades. You love who you love. But anyway he is one reason I would come home every weekend because I missed him. The other reason is that I also missed my friends and family and since I didn’t have a lot of friends in college yet and the university did nothing and I mean NOTHING over the weekend that was fun for everyone to do, I came home. I missed my dog as well. She’s only a two year old puppy and she’s my best buddy! I missed her okay! LOL! But I know I should try and stay on campus more so I can make new friends and socialize but I like my town more than I would ever admit to anyone other than myself and now you guys! KEEP IT QUIET NOW! LOL! I know I’m weird; don’t judge!
I know this is going to sound weird but the food at my university was gourmet GARBAGE! It is greased up fancy food that makes you feel gross and greasy just by looking at it! The only food there that was good was the pizza, chicken tender and french fry Thursdays, the cookies (sometimes), the deserts (sometimes, and breakfast for dinners!) THATS ALL! It is so sad! I am so lucky my parents made me ‘care packages’ of food for me to take back on Sundays. But my poor vegetarian best friend/roommate who ate cereal or pasta or pizza every night for dinner because they didn’t have a vegetarian option! Like seriously? That is absolutely horrible! We would have pizza bites together every week because we didn’t want to go to the café! They need to fix that ASAP!
After the horrible food came the annoying neighbors who like to fall off their bed every five minutes to the point where I think they are killing people up there! Like how are you not stopping yourself from falling off the bed?! THEY MAKE BED GUARDS TO STOP YOU FROM FALLING OFF THE BED!! USE IT PLEASE! And my neighbor above me liked to fall off his bed and stomp his feet like he was on the step team and do “stuff” where the wall shook in the middle of the night! Like no! STOP! How dare you do that at 3am!! Some people are trying to sleep! Oh and lets not forget the guy who walks down the hallways drunk and high and is singing trap queen at 1am! And the neighbors across the hall who have no knowledge of what a inside voice sounds like! You are right next to each other in the same room! STOP YELLING!
My classes were honestly the best classes I could ever ask for! I went on two class trips with my Foundations of Learning class where I made the best group of friends I could ever ask for; Olivia (Liv), LaTasha (La), Brigette (TeeTee), and Keegan (Kee). Even though we all headed the trips to no end, we made the best of it and became closer as friends. They have honestly become the greatest friends anyone could have in their lives! They are true, smart, and hilarious about everything! They could bring a smile to anyones face! I know I could go to them for anything! My day would not be complete if I didn’t see them and have a quick laugh here and there.
I have made some amazing memories so far! These memories will last a lifetime! I wouldn’t have asked for a better first year of college! There were times where I just wanted to go home and quit but I had my friends to back me up and give me a hug when I needed it with no questions asked. I want to personally thank all the girls that have made this first year of college so amazing for me! Y’all know who you are! Thank you girls!
As I write this, I am sitting through a thunder storm watching the 2008 Sex and The City movie thinking about my first year of college and thinking about my future as I see everyone in Sex and The City get their lives together but Carries life seems to be falling apart again. I find myself very much like Carrie. We are both writers trying to make it big in the world but also having amazing friends to back her up no matter how many boyfriends or lovers go by. And I know I have those special friends in my life that will never leave me. And that is how I survived college; with many friends to catch me and hold me up when I’m feeling uneasy. This is at the end of my post where I give all y’all a little advise and a sum up of everything that I was trying to say and here it is: College is not all about the party and getting drunk. It is about finding yourself and finding the memories that will last forever. Make the most out of college and learn something and find yourself.
Love Y’all!
- Sam
