I went home for winter break, I got comfortable, and it was a definite adjustment to come back. I got used to the world of showering with no flip-flops on and eating food that didn't come from a dining hall. But when I came here again, it felt like I never left. It was nice to be back in my room, back with my friends. Then came the next hurdle: new classes.
The thing I got used to the most about being home was having no classes to worry about. But then I came back to school, and classes started the very next day. To be completely honest, I was kind of dreading getting out of bed and starting a new semester. I just wanted to go back home, where the only homework was simple house work. I glared at my alarm clock and stayed in my bed, not at all wanting to face a new semester and a new workload. Some words of my mother came to my head, something she would say when I was young and didn't want to do something that I needed to do: "Do it anyway."
So I got out of bed, and
I went to my classes. And the next day I did the same thing. Surprisingly, it
was nice to get back into the classroom. Getting my mind back into an academic
mode was challenging, but it was ultimately good for me. Being in college,
going to class, doing my homework...it all works my mind and makes me grow as a
person in a way that nothing else could. WNE pushes me in a way that I'm not
pushed at home, and although it's not always easy at first, it's good for me.
I'm growing as a person, as a student, as a critical mind in the world.
Although some days I
just have to "Do it anyway", most days I like how my classes
challenge me. I'm proud to have made it to another semester at WNE, and to
hopefully continue growing here until I graduate.
--Abby
