As the days grow closer and closer to the end of my high school career, the only thing you can think is "wow it's really over." Watching all the friends i've made in the past leave was always so easy because my time felt like it was so far away. Now that my days in these hallways are coming to an end, my mind is racing with new thoughts. What are my roommates really going to be like? Am I even gonna like college? What if I get homesick? With all these questions I've brought myself to some conclusions as to what I'm supposed to do with this new enviornment I'm about to be thrown into.
My soon to be roommates are the three sweetest girls I've ever met. One of them I had met on RoomSurf and she was the first one I saw on the page and I was thinking to myself "aw she looks so cute!" So I sent her a message and it was an instant connection! She later informed me of her other friend who needed roommates as well so we got with her and started talking and soon after that they brought their other friend into the great mix! Before I knew it I was apartment shopping with three really cool girls who I met on the internet! It was absolutely mind boggling how the whole process came to be.
I've had many friends in the past graduate and come home from college with all these amazing stories about how they figured out their lives and met their soulmates, etc. So at first, I was thinking college was going to be this angelic experience. Then, I actually had sat down with someone to give me a genuine run-down of college. The way I have come to understand it, college is going to be tiring. There are so many things you're going to want to do, see, experience on top of all of your work. I hope when we get to college and have our own experiences, we don't sugar coat them for other incoming freshman. I want other kids to feel more prepared than I feel at this moment.
As for getting homesick, the only concern I have is missing my dog more than anything. Just kidding. I'm gonna miss my family and my friends as I'm sure all of you will/do. But hey, that's why god created communication utensils. We can write our friends, skype, text, email, call, etc. There are so many ways to avoid becoming too homesick.This might be one thing that I'm most scared about. I was scared for a while that I was going to hate being away from home for such a long period of time with people I don't know in a city I don't know! If the suffering becomes unbearable, try and go back home at a random time if you're able to just to see your family and friends back home. If you're anything like me, you'll be over at your house often to see your dog! (and maybe your parents too!)
