First Semester of College

I can hardly believe that my first semester in college has already flown by. There has been so much going on and so many wonderful new people that I have met. However, the first semester wasn't all fun and games, it was actually a lot harder than I thought it was going to be, not academically, but socially. To your surprise, I had no problem interacting with people that I have never met. I actually have had problems with the people that I have known before I came here, those people I once considered best friends. It's strange to think that we have changed so much since we have only been away for 3 months, but it is true and we have, and people I once thought were my good friends are now proving that they are not. Although it is upsetting for me to think that our friendships are going down hill I look toward the positive, and all of the nice new people I have met!

One of the hardest things about being in college is being away from my family, and most of all being away from my boyfriend, Chaz. There is no one that I love more, and I really think that what we have is meant to be. We are really two of a kind me and him, and we were made for each other. We have been dating for 1 year and 4 months, and we have been inseparable since the day we began dating. This only made it harder for me to be away from him. Everyday I am there I miss him more and more. And on top of that, I'm away from my family, the people that have to love me no matter what, the people that have always been there to give me advice when I need it, and I took advantage of it before.

First, Angela. She is one of my best friends that I have made so far at VCU, we hang out a lot together and now we are even living together next year! I am so excited, partly due to the fact that my current roommate situation is more or less awful.... but let's not get into that right now. Angela is such a genuine person and I feel like I can really tell her anything and she is going to understand and not judge me, which is such a relief because I have never found a friend like that!

Second, Erica. She is one of the sweetest people I have ever met! She wouldn't hurt a fly and I know that she would have my back in a heartbeat! Did I mention she is going to be one of my roommates next year too! We have become a lot closer than I thought we were going to this year, but that just proves that first impressions aren't everything, and I am really glad that we have given our friendship a chance, she is awesome and I love her to death!

Third, Amanda. She is the funniest person I have met so far, she enjoys laughing it up no matter who it's with and it seems like no matter what, she is just in a good mood and always wants to be happy. That is something that I admire. Also her work ethic is awesome, she has fun and kicks ass in school!

Fourth, Amber. She is probably the nicest person I have met thus far. I have never met anyone that gets a long with everyone so well! She is definitely someone that I can hang out with in the future! Although, she does make a sucky gym partner, haha. We often "don't feel like going" and instead of motivating each other to go, we motivate each other to go have some ice cream at Shafer.

Shafer, That's our dining hall at VCU. Although it's not the worst place in the world to eat, it can be one of the smelliest... so don't wear going out clothes there, you are going to regret it later... learned that one the hard way!

As for my roommates this year... I have 4. Courtney and I share a room, the other three live in seperate rooms. In the second room there is Maggie and Jamie, they are both one of a kind, and I am really glad I got the oppotunity to meet them. The other roommate is Lo, she moved in last in the middle of the semester, and I couldn't be happier with another roommate, Lo and I have grown very close and she is one of my good friends.. I am going to miss her next year if she decides to transfer. I have met others that I have grown to like more and more as well, unfortunately we just don't hang out as much as I do with the others.

So far, Richmond is a great place to live. There is always something new and exciting going on, and I that's what I like about it. Being in the nursing program is going to open so many doors for me later in life for a good career that it just seems stupid to mess something like this up. I have been able to earn a 3.944 for the first semester, and hopefully i will get a 4.0 next semester. I am very proud of my accomplishments in college thus far, and I hope 2nd semester goes much better than first.