I have the tendency as an Odyssey writer to write about things that inspire other people, mostly because when I’m passionate about something I really want to share with others so that they become more passionate. About 80 percent of the times that I write my articles, I chose to write about college things just because that’s where I’m at in my life currently. After an extremely long and horrific week, I’m sharing some much needed love.

So this week, I forgot to do one of my online assignments worth 20 points, I forgot to turn in my extra credit for macroeconomics, I got a C on one of my French essays after I had three people who are fluent in French grade and revise it, I most likely barely passed my third level French exam, and then spent three and a half hours doing a 20 point macro assignment after church on Wednesday. Then on top of that, I forgot to turn in my weekly time sheets at work so I may not be getting paid (lol, jk, I will but late). Then to top it all off I had an in-class pop quiz in macro where my calculator was TOO advanced for the quiz that I couldn’t use it. Needless to say, this week has nearly pushed me to my breaking point and I know this is only the beginning of my weekly struggles as school gets more underway.

Let me just tell you, college is hard. Anyone that tells you that it is easy is either a liar or they are not attending a school that makes them want to pull out their hair from time to time. I have come to realize that college is not for the faint of heart or the people just want to show up and get a paycheck. College takes dedication, perseverance, time dedication, coffee, and lots of concealer.

But while I’ve complained this entire time about how hard my life is, I also want to tell you how awesome college is. First off, I’ve met some of the most amazing people (besides from my family). I have some of the best friends in the entire world that would stop anything at any time to help me out. Second, my campus is beautiful. Literally everything about it makes me so so happy, I love the smells and the people and MIZ everything. Third, so many people would be so lucky to be in my shoes and for me to complain and not be grateful would get a backhand from my mother (love you mom and dad, thanks for making me the cool person that I am today). Seriously though, I’m so glad to be here.

I’m so glad for my job as a leasing consultant and all of the awesome opportunities and experiences that I’ve got to gain as a result from my employment with them. Thank you for allowing me to succeed at something I didn’t think I could do.

And lastly for all of my friends in a hard place, it isn’t a hard place. It isn’t even a hard life or even a bad life. We get struggles placed in our lives that we must overcome so that in two months from now, five years from now, or even ten years from now makes me a better person than the person that I am today. College is hard, life is hard at times, but ultimately our successes and accomplishments outweighs that bad. Don’t focus on the negative in your life, focus on all the things that got you to this point in your life, focus on the small things such as how grateful you are to have coffee or nice hot water. Positive people make our crazy world go around, so let’s get happy. Thank you and god bless.