I feel like this place is home. I miss my dogs. I miss my family, but mainly my dogs and I feel like I have every right to say that because my parents love my niece and nephew more than they ever loved me or my sister. You can fact check that.
So I just wrapped up my first week of college and WHOA. I mean. Wuh-oa. I am pretty much a fossil in college years. I'm old. I should be graduating. One of my required classes is a freshman class, which is precious because one of my classmates just turned 18....and just to put that into perspective for you, she couldn't see R rated movies, but she was in college. Soak that up. She's sweet as can be, my entire class is, I just walked into the room and was like, "oh. wow. they sent me a lot of nurses to make sure I made it to the 4pm Shuffle Board tournament."
Things I have learned since being here:
1) Sleep is needed and wanted...but no one indulges in it.
Now, you're thinking, "Danielle, everyooonnneee knows college kids don't sleep. DUH." But no. it's not the same. You want sleep...all day and THEN it's 3 AM and you think you're drunk because you're that hyper. WHY. All of a sudden I have a desire to gym it up at 2AM...what is happening?
2) Infectious accents. Much to my dismay, I am noticing a slight development of a mid-west accent (which, by the by, my roommates believe isn't a thing...I'll leave that there.)
3) I drink an obscene amount of coffee. That's it. That's the realization.
4) The train is the best way to make friends. Ha. kidding. these people are crazy, but it is a good way to get dates! So far, I've been asked out by a middle aged security guard who had more than one loose screw, a girl, and a guy who sang me Drake and made sure the lyrics, "you're a good girl and you know it..." were reaaalllyyy creeptastic.
Awesome things that happened this week?
I found out Allison Janney has a new TV show. ANNDD I was able to buy a CJ Cregg worthy trench coat. THAT'S ALL MY DREAMS COMING TRUE.
My classes are really, pretty freaking awesome. My classmates are awesome anndd at the same time, it wouldn't be school if you didn't have that ONNNEEE classmate. There's always one. Everyone entering into a classroom is unanimous in the fact that you're there to learn, but there is always ONE that is there to teach YOU. They are only at this school to impart their wisdom on you...uh. thanks, bro. I can only hope I obtain a fraction of the knowledge that this 18 year old savant has to offer.
All in all, it's been a pleasing experience. I feel really good about being here; this is an experience I will not waste. I heard in church today, "If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world." There's no connection between this and anything I've said. It's just a brilliant quote. CS Lewis is where it's at.
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