College

College: I've been ready to go since 9th grade. I feel so alive when I'm surrounded by people who have a love for the humanities and want to get out there and change the world. In a way, I think when I am with them, I subconsciously adopt this attitude myself. I think being around smart people actually makes me smarter. Plus, I like college towns; the restaurants, live music, football games, wide variety of people etc. That being said, I am immensely enjoying senior year, and for me, it is a two-fold joy. I get to savor my last year of high school knowing that everything I do is the "last first," but at the same time, that knowledge reminds me how close college is! So yeah, I'll live it up senior year because it's my last year being a kid. But truth is, I've felt like an adult for a while now anyway.

My First Post: Hotty Toddy

Things I learned at Ole Miss: (one big asterick on all of it *) (i wanted it to be completely informal)

1. how to say no to something you want to say yes to-

when it's five pm

and you're planning on watching an old horror movie the guys found at nine and there's a test tomorrow that you haven't studied for

then your friend, lizzie, comes in and jumps on your bed and closes your laptop

and says "come to the pool with me! that hot brazilian exchange student is swimming laps!"

DON'T DO IT. study.

hot guys in swim suits don't make a's for you

2. work during work time and play during play time-

there is no better feeling than being out on a saturday night

in a dirty restaurant with loud people who smell like beer and a live band outside

and you don't have a care in the world because you left all your books at home

you don't need them because you aced all your tests last week

yeah, you sacrificed some personal time for those A's, but now

chinese sits in the backseat and fun can drive

3. the greatest friends are the ones who are like you
people go to these summer programs for a reason

whatever the topic of the program is, it interests them

that interest is what unites everyone when they get there

we had a bond from the start because we all love language and politics and make good grades

but we're not geeks

we didn't hole up in a room all day with our studies

we had fun too

played balderdash together and went to observatories

saw a local shakespeare production and jammed on our instruments

went out for sushi and watched jerry springer

we all love life and have high ambitions for the future so that we can live well

....Yeah, I learned some Chinese this summer. But more importantly, I learned life lessons and gained brothers and sisters who I know I will stay close to for the rest of my life.

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