Tall Towers |
9 out of 10 people say that your first semester of college or away from home is the hardest. I can say that I am one of those 9 people. I went to a university two hours from home. I lived really close to extended family. Which was awesome because I had never been able to be that close to them. They were super caring and made sure that I was always okay. Despite this the first few weeks of school I cried all the time. I felt lonely and friendless. It felt like everyone already had their clicks and that they didn't need anyone else in them. I have always been someone who made friends relatively easy and have always been blessed with an amazing friend group. With my friends being hours away I had such a hard time. Until one day. I was in my Dance Appreciation class, which was truly my happy place. We were supposed to partner up with someone and so me and a girl next to me got together. We learned African Tribal Dancing that day. It was hilarious and fun. The next week we partnered up again but were asked to join up with another group and this is when I knew everything would be okay. The other two girls were amazing. From then on the 4 of us were great friends. We went to lunches together, hung out together on Friday nights and had a sleepover. They were truly my saving grace. After meeting them I was able to become closer to the girls I had become friends with in my other classes because they had given me the confidence to do so. I spent lots and lots of time with my family and friends and it was great.
At the end of the semester though I decided to go to an out of state church school. I am here now and loving every second of it. God definitely has a hand in my life and is guiding and supporting me through everything. Moral of the story: it is okay to be sad the first few weeks, just try to branch out and make friends. Trust in the Lord through everything. Be so so so greatful to your parents or parental figures. Let them take pictures of you on your new dorm room bed. Call them and tell them thank you a lot. They love you. One more thing, find someone at school that can be your best friend/ mom or dad. Love ya lots, remember to stand tall like the towers! :)
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