I have been at ASU for about two months now, and I can honestly say that I have never experienced so much change in my life. I moved out of my house for the first time, causing my parents to have a form of separation anxiety that makes them call me two to three times a day. I live with a roommate that I am surprisingly open with about every detail of my day-to-day life here at college. If it weren't for her, I think I would have about fifty different emotions bottled up inside my soul, never to be revealed to the world. I have also found myself surrounded by a group of friends that consists of people that have many similarities yet many more differences. As I find myself going through an immense amount of change, I have sat back and watched my fellow classmates do the same. This is what I have found...
Your Roommate
Usually, the first friend you make in college is the person that you share a bedroom and a bathroom with- your roommate. On my first day of college, I met my roommate, and we have an interesting relationship. Whenever I need to vent my dark emotions to anyone who will listen, she is always sitting either on her bed or at her desk willing to listen, and I do the same for her. The topics we discuss in our rapidly changing lives can range anywhere from friendships, to men, to "When was the last time we cleaned this place?" As scary as it is to expose your emotions, we all need at least one person to yell and scream and cry to at the end of the day. My person is the girl who sleeps in the bed across from mine.
As amazing as my roommate has turned out to be, I have made many friends here at ASU who either A) Are having major roommate troubles, or B) Do not have a roommate and experience feelings of lonliness and boredom at the end of every day. Some roommates don't clean their side of the room as much as you would like them to, and some roommates have trouble communicating with you, which can lead to many other issues. Whatever your roommate issue is, remember that this person could end up being your best friend for the rest of your college career, and if you let a lack of communication or a little extra trash sitting on the floor ruin a potentially amazing relationship, you may not realize what you could be missing out on (late night heart-to-hearts, junk food and movie nights, inside jokes, etc.). And if you don't have a roommate to go through the trials of college along side, please refer to my next topic in this post.
Friends
While your roommate can be your best friend, you also need a circle of friends for those "I-wanna-go-out-with-a-bunch-of-people-and-let-loose" nights. My circle of friends consists of people who enjoy football games, Mojo's Frozen Yogurt (THE hangout on Mill Ave. after a football game), and constantly watching movies rather than doing homework. These people also have big dreams that will lead hem to greatness, as we all do here at ASU. The friends you make in college will shape the person you will be on graduation day, for they understand everything you are going through, from the professors that you can't stand, to the late night study sessions, to your first college sweetheart. Keep your friends close throughout your college career. They are your "family" when your real family is miles away.
Love...
I am the last person on this planet to be giving relationship advice. Throughout high school, I was kind of a player. I would never have a relationship longer that three weeks and I got bored with seeing the same guys every day. I wanted something different, something exciting, something like what I have found here at ASU. I will not say his name, but I wish I could so that everyone could know how amazing he is. If you have ever heard the term "opposites attract," I would just like to say that from my experience, it is TRUE. Anything I am not, he is. I am loud, adventurous, and flirty when I don't mean to be (this has come back to haunt me). He is quiet, shy, and rambles when he gets nervous. Since the day he sat next to me in one of my core classes, I have found him to be one of the most simple people I have ever met. While there is not much to him, for one short month, he became a lot more to me than I could have ever imagined. While our relationship only lasted one month (yes, my player streak continues even in college), today, he is the person I trust the most here at ASU. I can tell him anything and I know he would take it to the grave, and though we are just friends, I still love being in his arms when he gives me a comforting hug. :)
Well, that's my experience here at ASU so far. Stay tuned for my next entry, for life is never boring here at ASU. ;)
Go Devils!
Me :)
