I am currently a freshman in college, and I find it hard to believe that in just one short week my first year of college will be over. I feel that it has gone by much faster than I expected. College is a time when young adults should go out and experience new things and travel and live life before they have to really enter into the real world.
College is a great time for young people to go out and try new things. Part of this comes from meeting new people and getting to know their likes and dislikes and being introduced to things that they like that you never knew about. College is also a time when you are able to do things without your parents permission, and it is from these new things that you gain valuable knowledge and experience.
College is also a great time to travel. Most colleges offer great opportunities for students to travel overseas or to other parts of the country as part of a college class or program. Oftentimes these programs are a bit cheaper, and they allow students to go with their friends if they so choose. Sometimes also going on these trips are safer than actually going alone.
The normal college four year plan seems like a lot to many people however it is shorter than what you think. Four years will be over faster than you think and you might regret the things that you didn't do because you though you had much more time than you actually did. So because this time will be over in a short time live it up, travel, enjoy the new experiences, and have fun.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Birthdays
I just recently celebrated my nineteenth birthday, and it was the first one ever away from my family which was a new experience. I realized some important things on this birthday. I realized most importantly that contrary to what you believe when you are little everything does not revolve around you when it is your birthday. Your birthday should be one of fun times and celebration but also moments of reflection of what is important in your life.
Having my family not be with me on my birthday was a new experience for me. It taught me something though, and that was that they really are very important to me. It taught me that even though they weren't with me to celebrate it on that day they were still thinking about me and they still cared for me. They were with me in spirit instead of in person. Not having them with me reminded me of how much I care about them and how much I love them.
This was also my first birthday without my usual cast of friends around. Yes, I had different friends with me, but not the same ones that I always do which was also a new experience. I realized the same thing about them as I did with my family. I missed them, but I also knew that they still were there with me in spirit. Instead of doing the same things that we always did for birthdays I got a chance to do different and fun things. \
So, contrary to what you might believe about birthdays when you are little they are much more than a day where the whole world revolves around you. Your birthday is, and should be, a day that reminds you of how much other people in your life mean to you. It should be on this too that you take a little time out and thank those people who have gone so far out of their way to make that day a day that is all about you.
Having my family not be with me on my birthday was a new experience for me. It taught me something though, and that was that they really are very important to me. It taught me that even though they weren't with me to celebrate it on that day they were still thinking about me and they still cared for me. They were with me in spirit instead of in person. Not having them with me reminded me of how much I care about them and how much I love them.
This was also my first birthday without my usual cast of friends around. Yes, I had different friends with me, but not the same ones that I always do which was also a new experience. I realized the same thing about them as I did with my family. I missed them, but I also knew that they still were there with me in spirit. Instead of doing the same things that we always did for birthdays I got a chance to do different and fun things. \
So, contrary to what you might believe about birthdays when you are little they are much more than a day where the whole world revolves around you. Your birthday is, and should be, a day that reminds you of how much other people in your life mean to you. It should be on this too that you take a little time out and thank those people who have gone so far out of their way to make that day a day that is all about you.
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