So, to be perfectly honest, I’m still completely psyched about the whole being away from home and on my own thing. Yesterday my friend Debbie got back to school after being home in Minnesota from a few days. I was thrilled that she was back, kinda hyper, finished with my homework, and looking for something to do. We came up with the brilliant idea of having a sleepover. So, my roommate and I had four of our friends (all of whom live on hall) sleep in our room. It was a ridiculous idea but that’s not to say it wasn’t fun. We didn’t even make it through one round of “Truth or Dare” yet bedtime didn’t find us until 4am. So a sleepover in the middle of the week was a good idea in theory but kinda nipped us in the butt after only four hours of sleep.
Writing this blog is [suprisingly] much more difficult than I ever anticipated. Now that I’ve made it sound terribly tedious, let me explain. Coming to college is probably the most change I have ever had thrust towards me in my life. And it’s the best (this is coming from someone who usually avoids change so it’s weird)! There so much that I love about UMBC (and college in general) that I want to say. But if I said everything that popped into my head, no one would be able to follow and I would look ridiculously crazy.
Right now what’s on my mind is President Hrabowski’s speech at Convocation (it’s like induction into the school). I know it was a while ago but I remember it which means it must have been good, right? (It was a really good speech!) Sadly, over the summer a girl who was supposed to be a member of the Class of 2011 passed away (from a car accident, I believe). President Hrabowski said that we should strive to make the school year a good one in her memory. I realized that UMBC, despite its magnitude, focuses on making sure every student’s experience is a good one. I came from an all girls’ Catholic high school where my graduating class had 69 girls to UMBC. The fear of being one among the many was definitely following around like a big dark rain cloud. But everyone I have encountered thus far has made an honest effort to learn my name and something about me. I think that’s something really cool.
