When I was making the big decision to attend college last year, I was terrified. I was scared at the idea of having all of this responsibility put on my shoulders, and even more scared of leaving home. That is, until, I started looking more into attending The University of South Alabama. Everything I read about it was positive, and it had great scholarship opportunities, plus it was only an hour away from my house.This meant I did not have to move away! I sent my application in, received my acceptance letter, and got my sights set on USA.
Once I was accepted, it was time to make it a reality as soon as August rolled around. My school day starts with waking up at 7:00 a.m. to have breakfast, get dressed, and get my books together for the day. I only give myself thirty minutes to do all of that because I like getting to sleep until seven, and I prefer to leave by 7:30. My earliest class does not start until 9:05, but I have to give myself extra time for events such as: traffic, parking troubles and did I mention TRAFFIC!? One morning, I was stuck in traffic for an hour and a half, and missed my first class entirely. Days like that definitely try my patience, as I am already a nervous enough person when it comes to arriving on time. That said, on days when traffic is nearly nonexistent, I make it to school somewhere between 8:30 and 8:40. These extra minutes give me extra time to find a parking spot and gather my things to get to class.
After my first class ends, I have over two hours before the next one starts, some people would just go home and relax during this space, but some people do not live an hour away. I can usually be spotted in the student center scrolling through social media on my cell phone or maybe working on homework, if I have any. Once the time arrives for me to get to class, I gather my things again and leave. After my last class of the day, I am excited to be done, but also know I have an hour until I can get home and relax. It is particularly inconvenient to deal with traffic at this part of my day, because I just want to get home and be done for the day. However, there are some days, in which, I have no traffic and it is smooth sailing all the way home.
With commuting there are several pros and cons, and I only touched on a few of them, but it is nice to get to go home to sleep in my bed, see my family and even enjoying a home cooked meal is a luxury. Some days of being a commuter are better than others, but I am still content with my decision to live at home.
