College is hard and there is a lot about it that makes it hard. I may only have been a college student for a little over two months now, but that is a significant period of time that I have been here. Everyone will experience rough patches and hardships in any part of their life, especially when your life is being flipped around and now you are living on your own with no one there to give you day to day guidance other than yourself.

One of the hardest things I experience in my transition to college is my daily motivation. Yes, there have been days where I have been physically unable to get out of bed and do anything.

There have been days where I just sleep through classes. There have been nights where I just laid there and cried because change is hard and trying to figure out how to push myself through some days is even harder. Now this is definitely not my everyday experience. Not all days are bad days.

There are some days where I just can’t seem to make myself stop being productive. There was one night where I stayed up for hours to clean my room and rearrange and clean the room again and write a whole paper before I went to bed.

Another hard thing that I have come to encounter with coming to college is not having my best friends with me. It has been hard going from living with them, seeing them, and talking to them every day to maybe seeing them once or twice a month. But the distance doesn’t keep me away from keeping up to date with them.

We text each other almost every day and try to call each other when we can. This goes the same with family.

It’s hard to be away from home, where I was used to seeing my people every day, to hopefully having a phone call or a conversation through text every once in a while. But when we do get the chance to talk or see each other, it is one of the best feelings because I know they are there for me.

But there are also a lot of nice things about college. I love that I don’t really have to drive anywhere. I’m able to walk everywhere that I need to go. The dining halls are less than a five-minute walk, and Main Street has absolutely everything I need.

There is the Walgreens, many different restaurants ranging from diner to Chinese to Mexican etc. and many different little shops to go peer into.

Another nice thing is having so much freedom. This is a time in my life where I get to learn on my own and figure out how to take care of myself with little to no help from others. I am able to go to bed when I want and wake up when I want. I am able to decide where I want to eat and when and what.

There will always be ups and downs, good days and bad days, and everything in between. The only thing that matters is how you decide to face it.

When you have down days, don’t let yourself see that as how you’re going to live, you need to try even if it's just opening the window and getting some fresh air to give yourself that little bit of freshness. Also, you can’t just let yourself sit inside and study every minute of the day. You need to take a break every once in a while and get out and go for a walk or take your hammock and hook it up between some trees and enjoy the weather.