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Returning To College After Winter Break

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Returning To College After Winter Break
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I was not excited to come back to college after a relaxing month at home over the holiday break. I was looking forward to seeing my friends, but not looking forward to stressful classes, and nights away from my own bed at home. At the end of the semester, I was finally getting used to Muhlenberg and the changes of college, but when I returned back to campus, I had to get accustomed to everything again.

Every night I try to go to sleep, I struggle. That is because I live in a dorm, which has a locked utility next to my bed. This closet makes loud noises doing the day but mostly during the night. Before break, I had become used to the scary closest noises, but ever since I returned to campus, the noises prevent me from sleeping. I feel that they are louder than they were before Winter break. Thankfully, I do not have any 8 a.m. classes this semester, otherwise the lack of sleep would have a greater effect on me. Besides the closet noises, I have noticed that my dorm also makes other noises. Since I do not have a roommate, my room is very quiet, which makes me hear various room sounds. You see, I can not wear ear plugs to block out the sounds because I would never be able to hear my alarm clock in order to wake up for my classes.

Last semester, I rarely ate breakfast during the school week, now I eat it every day, usually with my friend, before class. My schedule this semester does not give me time to eat lunch between classes. Because of this, I am trying to get myself into a routine of waking up two and a half hours before my first class, in order for me to be able to eat breakfast. I am a slow eater in the morning so I need to give myself a lot of time to be able to get ready and eat before class.

Now that I am a second semester freshmen, I have finally accepted that I am no longer in high school and will never return. Even though college takes a while to get used to, I know that with every day, college will become more familiar to me and with each night, hopefully I will be able to sleep without being woken up by my scary closet.

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