Picture this: A girl in first year university at what most would consider a pretty big party school. Sitting in her room on a Friday night. Deciding to start a blog.
Why isn't she out partying?
Where are her friends?
Does she really have nothing better to do?
All valid. Let me explain myself though.
I'm about a month in to my first year. It's been exactly what I imagined it would be, but has also been filled with a million things I would have never expected. For example (and if you were wondering): Yes, the parties are better and they are constantly (and I mean constantly) happening, but on the flip side of that coin there's tons of pressure to be out until 2am every night. For a girl like me, who likes to have fun but isn't what I would consider a crazy partier, that can be a lot to handle. Overall, it's been a pretty weird adjustment; but don't think for a second that by me saying that I'm saying that I've adjusted completely. Let me explain a little more (and with a little more context, because I feel a little all over the place).
Moving out to university can be hard for some, and although I'm not facing homesickness since I've been away before it still comes with it's set of challenges. For one, the actual school part (ikr, who cares?). But for real, it's a huge adjustment. One thing that I'm not the biggest fan of within myself is that I freeze up when I'm overwhelmed, which only makes the problem worse since more work builds up. And guess what? That''s exactly where I'm at.
I've noticed that as soon as you get here the time you're supposed to spend on school doubles (which is odd, since class time gets cut in half), and the amount of party time doubles as well. I guess that's more personal though, if you were a crazy partier in high school then all the power to you. Time management is impossible, and it has led to so much procrastinating (seems backwards, I know, but try telling my brain that).
Let's come full circle to the blog for a second though, because I don't want my first post to be crazy long and boring. I need a place to express all these thoughts, and since I don't have any super close friends yet I don't want to scare them off with deep talk. More importantly though, I would really have appreciated seeing these things before I came to school. I'll be posting about my transition to university life and my experiences here, so that hopefully others can learn from me (or at least have a better idea of what to expect when they get here). I hope that after a while you get to know me as well as my life and that you gain from reading about these things.
Talk later
Bree
Why isn't she out partying?
Where are her friends?
Does she really have nothing better to do?
All valid. Let me explain myself though.
I'm about a month in to my first year. It's been exactly what I imagined it would be, but has also been filled with a million things I would have never expected. For example (and if you were wondering): Yes, the parties are better and they are constantly (and I mean constantly) happening, but on the flip side of that coin there's tons of pressure to be out until 2am every night. For a girl like me, who likes to have fun but isn't what I would consider a crazy partier, that can be a lot to handle. Overall, it's been a pretty weird adjustment; but don't think for a second that by me saying that I'm saying that I've adjusted completely. Let me explain a little more (and with a little more context, because I feel a little all over the place).
Moving out to university can be hard for some, and although I'm not facing homesickness since I've been away before it still comes with it's set of challenges. For one, the actual school part (ikr, who cares?). But for real, it's a huge adjustment. One thing that I'm not the biggest fan of within myself is that I freeze up when I'm overwhelmed, which only makes the problem worse since more work builds up. And guess what? That''s exactly where I'm at.
I've noticed that as soon as you get here the time you're supposed to spend on school doubles (which is odd, since class time gets cut in half), and the amount of party time doubles as well. I guess that's more personal though, if you were a crazy partier in high school then all the power to you. Time management is impossible, and it has led to so much procrastinating (seems backwards, I know, but try telling my brain that).
Let's come full circle to the blog for a second though, because I don't want my first post to be crazy long and boring. I need a place to express all these thoughts, and since I don't have any super close friends yet I don't want to scare them off with deep talk. More importantly though, I would really have appreciated seeing these things before I came to school. I'll be posting about my transition to university life and my experiences here, so that hopefully others can learn from me (or at least have a better idea of what to expect when they get here). I hope that after a while you get to know me as well as my life and that you gain from reading about these things.
Talk later
Bree
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