As I sit in my dorm, the rain pounding on the small ac unit in the window, thunder rolling and lightning being reflected in the screen of my laptop, I can’t help but take a few minutes out of my paper writing time to reflect on this term.  It’s been quick, yet at the same time, excruciatingly long, filled with new adventures, and major let downs, the making of new friends, and the loss of old friends, stresses and joy filled memories.  It’s been insane.  I’ve had amazing classes, terrible classes too, sometimes driving me to the point of voicing my frustration through shouts (after class outside of course).  Professors have been hysterical, and at the same time sometimes I wonder what is going through their head, or how they can maintain some opinions.  I feel tired, worn out, ready to go home, and not wanting it all to end.

I leave for Melbourne Australia in 18 weeks to study abroad until the first week of December.  That means I will have four weeks at home after spring term finals to work, be with my family and friends, and say goodbye to home for a while.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m beyond thrilled to be going, it’s been a dream of mine since as far back as I can remember, not to mention it’s required for my major. I can’t wait. But at the same time it’s stressful! Planning, making adjustments, and planning some more.  This is all not to mention all of the commitments I will be putting on hold for fall term. 

I guess this is all part of being a college student though, getting involved, making decisions, putting things on hold, doing your best to work hard and have fun. College is tough, not really the classes part, though those tend to be a bit stressful, but the whole growing up part. I’m not saying that I have it figured out by any means, I mean, come on, I’m a spry young 20 year old, I really don’t know much, but I’m learning.  And that learning, developing a sense for what it is important, what needs to happen, what needs to not happen, that’s the hard part.

So moral of the story, this term has be nuts. Absolutely insane. But worth it in more ways than can be expressed on a single blog.  So to all you incoming freshmen next fall, get ready, ‘cause there’s nothing quite like college!