Thoughts of Today

Today is a sunday, after a shortened week because is fall break, and I thought I should reflect on the year so far. I love being here in Washington where I can be who I want to be and do what I want to do and live without questions. Before I came to college, my mom told me that people change so much in college that sometimes they go back to friends from high school and have nothing in common. I thought that how could these friends in high school that I love so much become someone I can't relate to? Then coming here to college, I see how things change. No one says you need to do this, or volunteer here, or do this homework and get these grades, and hang out with these people, no I am here deciding that on my own. I have always volunteered from the time I was born because my parents thought that was important. Even in high school where I had more freedom, I kept volunteering because I loved it. Now in college, I want to do more, but with all this work bogging me down, and without a car, how can I get anything accomplished. My goal for the rest of the semester is to find ways to get to volunteer more. My chem lab is when the volunteer groups meet at my school which is very unfortunate, but I am trying to figure something out. I want to volunteer and my dream job of working in healthcare in Africa seems to be coming closer to life. In biology and chemistry we are already learning so much that I can see will be important later- school means something and is actually useful rather than before when it was just something to get us here and make us know something useless like how to incorporate a quote into a paper arguing about what a book means. To me, I won't use that because I don't like english. I like knowing words and speaking well, but writing papers about something that won't mater in a year seems like such a waste of time. In college I am trying to have fun, learn lots, and do well in school. Every class is $90 so I can't bare to miss a class, but why would I? I love being here and doing this. I love defining myself and figuring out what is important and going on adventures and getting lost but having a blast. It is all so fun, but I also miss my house. Talking to people back home makes me remember how much I love Colorado and where I am from. Everything is so different already, only 3 months later. In my house we have all new carpet and painted walls, new furniture, and tiling; my dojo has been remodeled and that won't be the same so when I look back, things were, not are. This here in Washington at The University of Puget Sound is what is now, and this is my home for the next four years, and possibly one to call home forever. I love that it rains here and there are so many colors on the ground. The people are similar to me yet so different since we all have different backgrounds. I have met a girl from Vietnam, a guy from Macedonia, and my roommate is from Hawaii- so many different and interesting people. I am still so excited for my life and the next few years. It will be great. Thanksgiving is in a few weeks, then finals and Christmas- it is all going by so fast.

Well thats just some ramblings of thoughts up there in my head (besides the important biology and chemistry of course. =) )