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Post 4: How I’ve Been Feeling

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I’ve been feeling pretty rough this weekend, and this past week has been pretty hard too. As always there are ups and downs but I feel like I am wearing myself thin. I really only get one a day a week to myself and it’s not really guaranteed. I’m not a very social person, even though I can come off as being one. I’m one of those people that will talk a lot and try to be more outgoing around people. With my friends though, I enjoy hours of silence in their company. With going to college, a lot has changed. I used to have plenty of time to myself to recharge my social battery and be more prepared to deal with people. Now I spend most days on campus. Given, I commute, so I have to add drive time to long days. I have a club that I’ve joined to try and learn some self defense, as well as started working out because I want to look better, and hosting a study group and going to supplementary instructions. On top of it all, I’m still working, which happens on days I don’t have club. It’s been stressful. I went from not needing to be around people very often, to having to be around them everyday because there’s almost no place I can go on campus to be alone. Here, community is a big deal. But what if being apart of that community is incredibly draining? It’s so hard to find balance

Post Two: My College Experience So Far

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The first two weeks of college seem to have gone by fast. I already have favorite teachers and disliked teachers. My favorites actually do their job and teach. The ones I dislike don’t really teach and instead just issue homework and think that that’s teaching. (Hint: It’s not.)

I’ve also been working on making some friends. I’ve made a few, one of them from my classes, some from the commuter lounge. Even though I’m pretty introverted, it’s nice to be welcomed and have people to talk to. 

I’ve also joined some clubs. The most active one being TaeKwonDo. To say that I’ve been sore almost all week would be an understatement. I’d never done anything extremely physical before, so this is a learning curb mentally and physically. Though despite the challenge, I’ve been enjoying it. 

Classes haven’t been to bad so far. I enjoy my writing class for the most part. I surprisingly enjoy my math class and economics class. I wish homework were a little more balanced since I have some professors that seem to think their class is the most important. It’s frustrating for sure, especially with trying to balance work as well. 

I also have a job that I enjoy. It’s a campus job but it’s with good people. It’s flexible and I don’t have to strain myself.

We’ll see how the upcoming weeks go. It’s very different from what I’m used to, especially since I’m not fresh out of high school. I might end up getting a tutor just to make sure I’m on the safe side. I think I’ll do well.