Starting College

        College came so fast, and to be honest I am not prepared at all. Everybody told me the college change would be a slap in the face, and after three days of classes I realized that. Coming into Southern, I had plans for myself and I already knew what I wanted to do, and where I wanted to go when I graduated in 4-5 years. My mom always told me that college is where your going to meet your true friends and the ones you'll possibly have for the rest of your life. So in a way, thats part of what college is to me. The other half of me knows that college is where your future starts. You go to a university, or a school to start your life and further your education. You take classes that you are interested in and that may or may not have to do with your major so that when you graduate and have a degree you can get a job that you love and spent years learning about.  Thats what college is made out to be, but that could be different for everyone. At orientation I was miserable, along with welcome weekend. I didn't want to be at either of those events spending all those hours on all those days, so obviously I had a negative attitude. I think that if I went into everything more positive I could have started school on a different note. Looking back, I realized there kind of is so much to do here. You can start your own group with your friends, or join one that is already active. You basically need to be open to new things and trying things, experiencing them and thats how you'll have fun. I have never been a school homework type of person, so I wasn't really excited for school. I just wanted to make new friends and get out of my little town and see what else is out there. I didn't want to go to a state school, I wanted to leave the state, but in the end I chose Southern. Fun fact: I came here with all my best friends, and about 40% of my senior class which isn't shocking when you live in the valley. So because of that, in my mind I didn't really expect much starting college. Each class that I'm taking is clearly different and requires different things. I have never been one to spend more than a half hour on homework/readings. And with all of these classes you need to spend more than that to understand or pass. I was more nervous starting college than I ever have been BECAUSE of my study habits. In the end, I want to be a Speech Therapist in an elementary or middle school working with children. That has always been what i wanted to do since i can remember. I've always loved kids, but never wanted to be an actual subject teacher.  So hopefully that is what i'll be doing in 5 years when I graduate.
          I have never blogged before or looked at blogs until now. But i did realize and what I do like is that it describes you, and can explain who you are by the smallest detail. I'm hoping by the end of this semester I can understand and be better at blogging than I am right now while writing this. On my blog, i'll design it to be about me and my personality so everyone can see who i am.