On Sunday I arrived and got settled in my room. I had no idea what I would be experiencing and after I arrived I was kind of nervous and more so scared about what people might think of me, who I would encounter, and looking stupid in front of people I didn’t know. Luckily, my friend Trevesia was in the same program so we hooked up together and that made me a little more comfortable.
Later on, the RAs gathered us up together and told us the game plan. We got on the bus and ate our sack lunch. It was actually pretty good! So we are on the bus riding and it seems like no one knows where we are going. I remember hearing random voices whispering, “Um where the heck are they taking us”? It sounds weird now but I was thinking the same thing. When we arrive these people are getting us together trying to break the ice with games but it was evident that some people had no intensions of meeting new people. We separated into groups and team “Success” went to the group challenge ropes course and team “Achieve” went to the individual challenge ropes course. I was in team Success. When I looked up at the course, I had my tough persona on and was all “yeah! This is gonna be so fun I’m so not scared”! But, once I got up 50 feet in the air I began to soften up a bit and get really scared. After I had completed a couple courses I began to really enjoy myself, my fears were going away and I learned to trust my teammates because I couldn’t do any of it without them. I also had to be tough for my team because I was actually not too scared anymore and pretty confidant while others were petrified. After the ropes course the other team came out and we were off to the Student Center. I had so much fun but I as ready to leave.
The rest of the week was really fun. I met a group of girls and we just clicked instantly. Together we formed a little group. We call ourselves “SBK”. We made so many inside jokes and they made my first week worthwhile. I think one person in particular who sticks out is Domonique. At first I thought she was quiet but I learned real quick that she is not afraid to speak out and speak out LOUD! I would always give her crap about it and say, “you know what, you always wait ‘til you are right next to me to be loud” or “girl you don’t have any volume control”.
My first class was very exciting. I took Sociology. I was kind of skeptical at first because I didn’t really want to learn about the study of social behavior. My professor was really nice and funny and on the first day, she showed us that she means business. Some random kid just got up and walked out of class and was very disturbing and our professor just stopped him in front of the class and just called him out. It was pretty funny but after that I made a mental note not to ever be on her bad side and to never leave class unless it’s over.
The food was great.... the first couple days. I had a salad everyday and Mr. Freeman would always tease Trevesia and me about eating salads. On the first day there was so much to choose from. There was salad bar, the grill that had a variety of food like hamburger, Philly cheese stakes, grilled chicken sandwiches and stuff like that, and then there was always side dishes, deserts, and fruit!
The first week helped me in so many ways. I conqured my fears of heights, made friends that I would have never made any other time, and learned what it would be like to like to live on campus. It’s actually pretty exciting.
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