Midnight thoughts
Jan 25th, 2011 by monicamoran
Its 1:48 am and I can’t seem to fall asleep. So why not listen to some music, do a little singing and write a blog? 🙂
As I sit here in the wee hours of the morning, I still can’t believe I am already in university, halfway across the Pacific Ocean from my family, and living a more independent lifestyle. I must admit, it was painful during the 1st few days, waking up in the morning, realizing that your completely on your own and just dreading everything: making new friends, classes, laundry, money etc etc. Every little thing just becomes magnified ten times more and that’s a scary feeling.
But then again, I came to university for a reason and that was what drove me to turn that negative energy into something positive as fast as I could so I could spend every minute here even more worthwhile. I am not going to ramble on about university being the key to your future or university being important because it can get you a job; that’s pretty obvious! University is more than that. It’s a place where you can finally discover who you really are, where you can finally be who you want to be and to finally take chances. It’s a different feeling from High School, and I guess the best way to put it is that…you feel more you.
Yes it was a difficult transition, yes the workload became stressful and yes, your grades (pardon my language) are really shitty compared to High School. I’ve had to part ways from that nice and beautiful “A” for some time – don’t worry, I promise we’ll reunite this semester! But to be honest, that still didn’t stop me from making the most out of my first year and I still am. I’ve met some great people here that have not only become such great friends but have become my family as well, had the most amazing study sessions filled with tears of laughter, joined an exec team for a club, went to my very first party, had my first university “crush”, and so much more. I have experienced so much in a span of 4 months and I can’t even begin to imagine how much more that will come my way. I am honestly excited!
I love university, I love Canada and I love life. I tell myself everyday how lucky I am to be studying in such a great school and in such a beautiful country. Life for now is on my side and I’ll make sure it always will as I continue to walk through this long and winding road. It won’t be easy, but hey, what’s life without a few challenges?
sounds like a healthy attitude!
if only more people in the world would think with your positivity=)