A Letter.

Dear College:

I've been here for a month. And wow, its been such a quick one! The first two weeks were pretty difficult, I knew absolutely no one, I had no roommate, and every class felt like it was an hour's walk away. But now, I'm making friends, someone moved into the room, I have figured out the most direct route to every class, and I understand the meal plan now! Yay! Its amazing how much food you'll go through when you have no idea when your meal card allows you to eat (three times a day, in specific "meal periods")!

I suppose everything started to shift from "ugh I don't really want to be here" to "yay! This isn't so bad!" last week. I had come back from my parent's house (my other home!) which had been nice, except for the slighty abysmal breakdown I had on Saturday (wandering town in tears in the rain to Paramore's Hallelujah while everyone I loved thought I was somewhere else...excellent!). Anyway, I came back and basically threw myself into things going on on-campus. I figured out the campus Gym (which is free- awesome perk!) and joined a political club and went to a few different events that were closely related to politics and activism. It was pretty amazing- I started meeting people who had the same interests at me, who wanted to talk about the same things that I did.

So I guess when they say that waiting a month before deciding whether or not you like your college they know what they're talking about. It took me, basically, until the first week of October to find a swing, and actually want to leave my dorm room. By now I've been to New York twice (on two very different trips!) and I can almost get around with a map. I've moved back into semi-normal habits, my bed is sleepable, and I have a "social life" almost as good as the one I had back home! (Yes, i know referring to it as a "social life" is uber nerdy, but you have the option of choosing to read another blog! Really! Its True!). So at the moment, I'm pretty happy. Its been a rough month, with starting an entirely new way of life, the breakup, and some other things... but it finally feels like things are settling down and that maybe, just maybe, I can figure out a way to be happy here.

Also, I can make Hot Chocolate in my microwave. Yay!