It took weeks and maybe even months to prepare for this moment... but here goes.
I am a college student.
This is when the rest of my life begins.
Its weird. It took a while to settle in, with the opening celebrations and 3 day orientation and classes starting so late. I'm still not completely settled either. I found out I got the Social Justice Coordinator job, so I start work Monday. I still need to get my laundry card. I need to get ink cartridges. Its as if it never ends.
But right now, its nice to say I am here in one piece. I am spending my saturday night alone, since my roommate went home for the weekend. Its pleasant - nice to soak it in.
Heres a toast to a wonderful year.
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
College Countdown
I'm on an official countdown right now. I love that facebook application! For July and June I told myself to take life as it comes and even though I am juggling 2 jobs I can have a good summer too.
And I have.
Now it is August and I still have not finished packing, I need to send stuff to my roommate, I need to order my textbooks, I have to finish my resume to send to Work Study, I don't have enough money as it is so I need more hours, I have to fill out medical forms, I need to sketch out the roadtrip to plan the hotel rooms, I'm donating platelets before I go, I have to find time to buy running sneakers, I must get a haircut... the list goes on.
Not that I don't mind. I am overly excited for going. To start the rest of my life. To finally meet my roommate and make friends and sing with Lori True and take classes I'll enjoy. The wait is killing me more. But at the same time, I need the wait to prepare.
So now my last month here is going to be spent getting ready. I won't have a chance to say goodbye to many whom I love and cherish because I am so busy getting ready because I put it off for 2 months already. I'm terrible at saying goodbye. Or admitting that I won't see anyone to anyones face in particular.
I can't make anymore promises other then- I will be back.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Latin- A New View of Life
In highschool I took 3 years of latin in 2 years. Freshman year: Latin 1. Sophomore year: Latin 2 & 3 HN. I wasn't studying enough as it is, and I only took it because friends suggested I should. I wanted to learn something I could speak though. And not Spanish because I took that in middle school. I was French and had French relatives. So Junior and Senior year I took French 1 & 2 HN.
I hated it. I always found myself asking- what are the english words derived from French? Yeah French is cool and all, but how does it relate back to the language I speak now. My entire French class spent 20 min talking about whether I should, in college, continue with French or go back to Latin. It ended with going back to Latin. Now for my fall semester I will be taking Intermediate Latin- which means I have been studying like mad so I won't die in this class.
As I spent my night sipping coffee, highlighting text, and typing up notes, I rediscovered the verb "to love." The dictionary entry is amo, amare, amavi, amatum. In english that translates to: I love, to love, I loved, I will love.
The word that sticks out the most is "amavi." Pronounced Ah-Mah-Wee. It is the past tense of I love. It is one completed action in time. A language so ancient that it is declared dead, has the simplist explanation as to why we have heartbreak, or why we end up leaving in the end- because it is no longer a constant feeling.
"Why did you date him?"
"Amavi. I loved."
How simpler of an explanation do we need?
Friday, January 30, 2009
Zinch.com!
Hey so I recently signed up for Zinch.com, which is close to Facebook in format. What you do is you fill out your profile as much as you can, and colleges then review your profiles. Also with your profile, the website decides whether you qualify for:
Sweet-diggity-dawg Scholarship ~ $20,000
Ammunition for Tuition Scholarship ~ $25,000
2010 Scholarship ~ $2,000
2011 Scholarship ~ $2,000
And other great scholarships through colleges.
I ask you to sign up because:
1) This is a brilliant site.
2) Scholarship Opportunities.
3) Colleges get a chance to look at what you have to say more than what you have done.
4) I recieve MONEY for every time someone signs up and fills out a profile more than 30%.
PLEASE anyone join this site, I need the money as many of you know. Also, its a great site!
http://www.zinch.com/Anonymous/StudentRegister.aspx?affid=579663
^^I receive money if you use that link.^^
Thanks! I hope you take up the opportunity to do this! I highly suggest you do this if you are also a junior in highschool, but seniors is good too.
PS It's a great procrastination tool.
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