Transition to college.

Week 2, day 3.

College. Whoa, seems like yesterday we just graduated from high school. You know, all the marching and tossing of the caps? That event was meaningful. I think the point of graduation really is change, and change is scary. Change is the thing people run from; let’s face the truth, change is, and will always be, unavoidable. I still remember myself, awkwardly walking to classes and being pushed around by upperclassmen during my freshman year of high school. I was afraid, afraid of the teachers and especially the girls…definitely the girls.

Now, let’s fast forward to my senior year. I had changed since my being a freshman, I must say. I was the one walking around giving high fives to my friends and talking with the ladies. Things were finally turning out right, and I was getting comfortable. And then, BAM! It was over. Suddenly, I am miles and hours away from home, and my loved ones. Away from the island life, my friends and the relationships I had so tediously built. I look at this experience as a chance to start over, and to change for the better. The journey has just begun, come on, I’m a freshman…again, except this time it will be the last time being a freshman ever. It’ll be a roller coaster ride definitely, especially with my engineering major, but I am determined to tackle all the challenges life has for me, and in the end all the hard work will pay off, literally. I have goals set in mind that I want to achieve, and with great determination, I know it will be possible. Who knows, maybe next year I will be doing an internship or a co-op program? We shall see. I guess the point of college now is to find out who you are as a person, if you haven’t already. To find what you’re actually here for, and set goals. I will leave you with this: take things at your own pace. Don’t feel embarrassed because someone is in a higher math class and you aren’t, or because the guy next to you in the gym is lifting 70 pounds and you only have 25 pounds. There is no need to rush. So lay back and eventually you will find what your purpose really is here in college. With that being said, I wish you the reader, good luck with your future endeavors. Keep ya’ head up.