college

today, for my english class, i spent two hours writing a three page paper about one event that changed my life. as cliche as it may sound, it is probably college. (in case you’re wondering, i wrote about missions)

but where should i start…?

when you enter college, all of a sudden, you leave so many things you’ve become so familiar with over the past 4 years of your life… like people, places, and things. and some of those things i am missing quite dearly. i miss my dog, i miss korean food, i miss my bed, i miss the comfort of having your own shower, i miss my car, i miss some people that i thought i would never miss, i miss basketball shots, i miss home.

i guess without these things, i’ve had to make adjustments.. which is something not in my repertoire: sharing a room with a person. walking 1/4 a mile to access delicious food. overcoming the fear of using a public toilet. wearing flip flops to a shower (freaking annoying.) doing my own laundry. living with and around random people. climbing into a bunk bed. sleeping at 2 am everyday. waking up at 11 for classes everyday (except mondays, stupid lab.) running into people that you don’t want to. dealing with awkwardness. living with awkwardness.

i can also say i’ve learned a lot too: learning how to dry yourself in a small shower stall without your towel touching the grimy shower walls. professors are 100x more interesting that high school teachers. classes are optional. people love volleyball. life goes on. full court basketball is 69x better than half court basketball. free stuff is awesome. even the most seemingly perfect thing is imperfect so you just have to settle. textbooks are expensive, but its okay because talk is cheap. people change.

i feel like everything i’ve said is pretty negative.. so the good side to it all: freedom.

FREEEEEEEEDOM

god bless