First semester is almost over and here I am packing up my stuff to go home next week. It's definitely been a new experience being away from home. And being an only child, it was great to just get away and be on my own for once. However, I've definitely missed my moms cooking, my bed and being able to have my own bathroom.I remember my first couple of weeks here at Adelphi and how I would breakdown into tears just thinking about being home sick. Definitely not the best, but then I realize how blessed I was to end up with amazing friends and a loving roommate. Eddy Hall has become a family. Its a home away from home...and my room is a lounge to my commuter friends.
One thing I was nervous about coming to live on campus was not being able to make friends. I've always been that shy girl in the corner of the room that had no voice and was nervous to even leave the room, but all that has finally changed. I'm a completely different person. I started off having dinner alone at the University Center, but somehow I became friends with the Chefs there and let me fill you in on a secret... Chef Greg makes a mean milkshake.
By the third week of school, I found myself hanging out with the other residents on my floor and I also found myself getting involved in Hall Council, something I would have never had the courage to do back in high school. Being a part of Hall Council also allowed me to associate with the rest of the building as well and so did the awkward bathroom encounters, but I think I'll save that story for another day. I also joined South Asian Student Student Association which allowed me to connect with people on campus that shared the same traditions and culture that I did which was very new to me coming from a school that lacked diversity. I finally found myself to open up to the rest of the Adelphi community.
Another thing I was kind of nervous about was meeting my roommate and whether she'd like me or not. Turns out she's become more than a best friend to me. She's the sister I've always wanted (Shoutout to Meera Mansuria)! We're definitely similar in many ways, just take a look at our room! However, of course we're all unique and there are differences between my roommate and I as well. For example she's a vegetarian and I can't live without eating some meat. She's from north India and my family is from the south. These differences however is what enabled us to learn to adapt to one another. I couldn't be any more grateful to have had chosen her to be my roommate because in the end we're all on the same journey as freshmen in college.
Over the course of the past 4 months, I've not only made new friends, but I've also made many new memories...starting off with losing my Chipotle virginity. Everyone says that the campus food isn't that great, but in all honesty, in my opinion the food isn't all that bad and that's coming from someone who lives on campus and lives off that food. It would just be better if there were a variety of options. Having a vegetarian roommate and many friends that only eat halal that becomes a major concern to me. However, with stress of exams and finals, food is not a concern anymore because all we do is eat junk food and now late night grill at the C-store is all I look forward to these days. I mean food is still life even at 2 am in the morning.
Next week is going to be even more hectic being finals week. Especially with 24 hour quite hours in resident halls starting on Tuesday, I probably won't leave the room until 12 am to go get some food. Until then, we've stacked up our room with all the snacks available in the C-store and continue to cry over our first finals as college students. So I wish everyone good luck on their finals and hope it doesn't ruin their winter breaks and the holiday season!
