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.College is going well so far, I've made quite a few friends; my friend group is pretty malleable I'd say right now. Nothing is set in stone right now, partially because I got here 2 weeks ago, and partially because it seems that unlike the clique style of my highschool, college life is much freer than I expected. Things are egalitarian, in a way, here - while there are still the constraints of graduation year, class size, classmates being in your general year, I find that people, in spite of how old they are or look, tend to be treated with about the same respect. It's honestly a great feeling.
I've enrolled in two classes that are mandatory (even though I technically tested out of one of them) and two classes that were of my choosing. I'm in Spanish 102, which is so stupendously easy because I took 4 years of Spanish in highschool, and Philosophy of Religion, which is taught by my advisor, who is also a fantastic professor of philosophy. The two classes I'm in that are mandatory are Humanities 101 and FYWS (Freshman Year Writing Seminar); both are facile in my opinion. Right now, the kids in the humanities class are either smart in short bursts or they have absolutely no idea what is going on - this isn't their fault though, most of them have never studied the old or new testament, gone to church or synagogue, or have any formal studying at a seminary, whereas I have 12 years of religious school behind me where I studied the old testament and that Tanakh in ancient Aramaic and ancient Hebrew pretty much daily for half the school day. The FYWS is only superficial so far because we haven't actually done any class work yet, so I'm sure that will change as the class moves forward. I should make it clear here that I don't intend to be a religious studies major, and that religious studies aren't my favorite, I just have a ton of prior schooling in it.
I'm really enjoying the new experience. The first day was tough, I cried, I missed my dog, I missed (and still miss) seeing my girlfriend every day, but I got over that lot. I'm in my hometown, a bit closer than where I expected to be, but the place is a good fit I find. I live in a Living-Learning Society where I live with the guys in the Music Society and the Search Society. My dorm is co-ed, there are girls in the rooms to my left and guys to my right. It's a great experience honestly, having tons of skilled musicians playing away, watching movies with friends in my dorm, having awesome suite mates who are chill as can be, the whole experience is all I could have asked for. The volunteer work I just started doing, the time I'm spending with friends, the study abroad programs that I want to participate in, the internships, and the writing classes, it's all for me to take advantage of.
I'll write blogs more frequently once I get my feet back on the ground, I just got here. While the coursework is easy compared to what I was doing in highschool, I'm still struggling to find time to blog, spend time with my gf, read, volunteer, and do everything I want to. I'll get it all balanced out. I've found that since I stopped playing video games since I had computer troubles, my life has been pretty much the same as when I was playing video games, and that I don't have as much time to plays as I was expecting. Anyways, I'll see about joining in on some more TL inhouses once I get my computer up and running. I'm loving the college life, and I hope you guys are doing great too
.P.S. Aerisky, and my other newly-collegiate TL'ers, how's the first 1-3 weeks of college?
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