Three months ago as I was preparing to graduate high school, I could not wait to go to college, I couldn't wait to experience all the things a university was going to offer me. I was ready to experience true independence, even though I had no idea what that really meant. I kept telling myself that I would miss the people, but not the place I was leaving and that is whole-heartedly what happened.
As I moved into my dorm that one rainy Sunday, I knew that this would be the start of the rest of my life. I have always been a busy person and was rarely home, but I always knew I'd be back soon. However, this time, that was not the case. If I could guess what it felt like to be a butterfly leaving a raccoon, that is what it felt like to me. I was leaving the place where I grew up, I was leaving what I was used to, and that has been the hardest part.
It's a completely different life experience, living away from home, in a dorm, completely responsible for the day to day activities in your life.
You wake yourself up every morning, hopefully in time for classes. You become responsible for having your own meals or making it to the caf in time. You have no one reminding you that assignments are due. You are responsible for doing your own laundry and making sure your room and bathroom stay clean. In my opinion, the most daunting task when it comes to being a full-time college student is that YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.
