life

It's been awhile since I've written a blog post so I've decided to "relaunch" fashion & fitnition.  I just finished my first college semester, so life has been slightly hectic the past five months and I never found myself having much free time.  However, I learned a lot, so I thought I would share.

For starters, your first college semester is a time of new experiences.  You're officially on your own for the first time so you learn a lot about yourself as well as life in general.  For me, I chose a college where I only knew enough people personally to count on my fingers so it was a whole new start.  Between Rush and the first few weeks of classes, I met an overwhelming amount of new people, but I loved it.  As nerve-wracking as it is, everyone is in the same situation and are just trying to meet as many people as possible.

Beyond the people, college is an adjustment.  It's your first time away from home for a long period of time.  I depended on my faith to get me through those first few weeks.  I lost my last two grandparents before I went to college so that was a struggle in itself to leave my family as we were still in a period of grieving.  I don't think I would have been able to get through Rush and the stress of starting college without my faith.  My guardian angels were definitely watching over me as God blessed me with some incredible friends within the first month of school.

College is an incredible place to meet some awesome people that you quickly realize will be lifelong friends.  Every experience you're presented with, take the opportunity because it creates some unbelievable memories.  I understand that Greek life isn't for everyone, but if you're at the age where you're about to go to college and you're trying to make the decision of whether or not to go through Rush, I definitely recommend it.  It's a tiring experience, but you meet a ton of girls that are in your college class and it gives you a week to adjust to being on campus before starting classes.  Plus, being in a sorority is something that you really can't describe until you're in one, but you're placed in a family of a couple hundred girls who are immediately called your sisters.  As a new freshman where you feel so small on a college campus, that's a pretty comforting feeling.  And over the months of your first semester, those sisters become some of your closest friends.

And beyond the adjustment, college is hard.  Classes are hard.  It's not really something that anything can prepare you for and it's definitely a learning experience.  It takes awhile to determine what study methods work best for you, how much time you need to designate to each class and assignment, and when to say no to the social life so you can study, study, and study some more.  This is all a part of your first semester - figuring out what works best for you, and what doesn't, like how your body can't run off of caffeine without sleep.  You'll learn that one the hard way, trust me.  I can't deny that I pulled some all nighters, but they're really not the best method if you can avoid it.

College is definitely a whole new world as cliché as it sounds, but it's amazing.  I wouldn't trade any of my experiences for the world, and just after being home for a week for Christmas break, I already find myself missing my college campus and the people.  As far as classes, it's a stressful time, but the experiences make up for it and definitely prove why people tell you that college is the best four years of your life.