I have official been here for over a week, and what a strange 11 days it has been! There are a million ways I could describe my time so far at UBC: confusing, exciting, rewarding, challenging, just to name some; but I think perhaps the best descriptor would be surprising. While the actual events of my time here so far haven’t been as much of a surprise to me (although there are some definite exceptions), it’s mostly the feelings I’ve experienced that were unexpected. I didn’t think I would like my professors or my classes as much as I do, especially my CAP classes, some of which I was not particularly excited for originally.

However, academic-related feelings aside, I’ve been very much surprised by how many rewarding interactions I’ve had with other people. I did not expect to have conversations with people at orientation that went beyond small talk, nor did I expect some of them to become my friends. I also was surprised by how awesome the club meeting I attended was, and by how good going to that meeting was for me emotionally. I was able to talk with people with whom I shared similar experiences, something which I had never been able to do back home.

Among the things I’ve learn so far at school, I’ve discovered that surprise, as terrifying as it can be, is really good. Do things that you didn’t plan to do, talk to people you didn’t plan to talk to, and you may find yourself having some unexpectedly amazing experiences.

So as you may have guessed by my extraordinarily original title, this post is about the first three days I’ve spent at UBC. Nothing particularly eventful has occurred so far, but most of what I have experienced has been enjoyable.  I moved into residence on Saturday, which was not a big deal, as I’m only living about an hour from where my family lives. Res is great. I’m enjoying the kitchen, and, surprisingly, cooking for myself. I’m still not used to the sense of freedom that accompanies living residence, as I can pretty much do what I want without having to worry about other people’s schedules.

Despite my fairly uneventful few days, I’ve had some stereotypical university experiences, such as eating scrambled eggs directly out of the frying pan with two other people because all the places to eat were closed. However, the best part about university so far seems to be getting to know people. I’ve had conversations with completely random people, such as the one I had with an exchange student in the grocery store while we were trying to decide what type of peanut butter to buy. Interacting with people here has been so comfortable, since everyone is in the position of having to make new friends.

The gist of this post seems to be that so far, I like university. I can’t wait for classes to start; I almost prefer the school year to the summer because I love being busy and having the challenge of schoolwork.

On a random note, go check out my about me page. You can see my beautiful face, along with all of my interests.