… WINTER BREAK!

So it completely felt like one of those moments when all you want to do is just stand and look around, and then everything in the room just moves…except for you… and you think of all that’s happened…all the things that you and your friends have done…all the things that have passed and you realize… YOU ARE SO FREAKING CHEESEY!

Hehehe…So I was packing my stuff Thursday night as my roommate was trying to cram the last few Anthropology tidbits that she could for her exam the next day.  My boyfriend was trying to figure out his Math stuff, while I was trying to figure out what clothes along with which purses and shoes to pack up and bring back home for winter break.  And yea, it finally hit the three of us…the first semester of our college career has finally ended.  Well, for me, it was.  They each still had one final exam to go.  But in all honesty…we just could not believe how fast the time has flown.  We’re already half way through our freshman year, but it seemed as though we had just moved in to our dorms.

On top of the speeches from Rhetoric, the novels from Fiction, the graphs from Economics, the Baroques and Classics from Music, and the experiments from Chemistry…fall semester of freshman year has really taught me a lot.  Living on my own in a new place has definitely been some experience and, although, I’m far from being an expert about college life…I still would like to share with y’all some of the things that I’ve found to be helpful that y’all will probably want to keep in mind when starting your college living…

Freshman Tip #1:  Get (or be) a roommate who is ready for anything.

Be it the TV, the soda, the ibuprofen, the chips and salsa, or the nail polish remover having a roommate (or being the roommate) who is ready with anything makes for a great roomie-relationship.  For together, Megan and I have realized that we make the best roommates for each other, in sickness and in health, ‘til death gets one of us sympathy from the professors and all A’s.

Freshman Tip #2:  Make sure to assign bathroom duties.

This is a definite must-do if you don’t want to spend your weekends cleaning a bathroom shared by four people all by yourself.  It took Megan and I the entire semester to finally get the courage to speak up to our suitemates about cleaning duties because we were the only ones doing it (ewwww!).

Freshman Tip #3:  Get to know your classmates if not your professors and your TA’s.

Time will come when you can’t figure out that homework problem.  Professors and TA’s are usually easy to reach, but forming study groups and doing homework with classmates (especially those who live in the same dorm as you) are definitely helpful!

Freshman Tip #4:  Have adventures with your friends.

Play racquetball late at night at the Strom.  Walk to Beezers for that 2AM hunger.  Climb trees at the Horseshoe during midnight.  Act like a kid in the fake snow at the Riverbanks Zoo Christmas lights.  Don’t just make friends…make memories…and lots of ‘em!

Lastly, but probably most importantly…

Freshman Tip #5:  Have Tylenol, Bengay, and Midol on hand.

Headaches will come; back pains will arise; and even if you are a guy, Midol will be bound to come handy at least once a month.