Just two and a half weeks ago my mom and dad dropped me off at my dorm. I met my roommate, who I absolutely adore! The people on my floor have been really great, too. I have two Resident Advisors (RA's), a guy and a girl, who really look out for us newcomers. My neighbors are nice; I live next to two guys on one side and two girls on the other, both pairs are sophomores. Residential life has been interesting--I'm not used to walking into a bathroom with 8 other girls all trying to get ready in the morning! We get prizes if we leave our doors open, so my roommate and I often have random people from our floor just drop in! It's nice once in a while to have a study break.
I feel like that's all I do here is study. I don't remember the last book I read for fun. Art History is the killer, really, because we have 3 different books we have to read at the same time. Calc is hard, but I took the course in high school, so it's pretty much a review. The writing seminar has been great, and I'm really looking forward to improving my writing. However, I think I have had to write the most papers so far on my floor--3 papers in two weeks.
Although the homework is quite a load, and the academics are challenging, people here really know how to live it up on the weekends. Everyone goes out on Friday and Saturday night whether it is going to a party, attending a play in the little theater, or baking cookies at the Cookie House. There are fun things to do to please everyone. Even though I knew the campus was a "wet campus", the drinking scene is more pronounced than when I visited as a junior and senior in high school. It's pretty gross when someone who doesn't even live on your floor throws up in the hallway at 12:30 am. The college is pretty relaxed on drinking rules. They assume that if you are going to consume alcohol, you will be responsible about it. The RA's, campus security, and Student Wellness Advisors are there to help kids who have had too much to drink, not punish them.
I really love college so far! We'll see how I feel about those words closer to exam days!
