101 Lists

Lately I have found myself making list after list, one list for stuff I need yet to finish before I got to college, another list for the supplies for school, one list for the furniture for my room..you see how these lists are piling up! For some people lists are annoying and pointless, for me, I see them differently. If I can not actively accomplish things at a specific moment I make a list, I used it for school, and obviously I am using them now. Every new list I make I one, get to forget about something specific so I don't have to remember it by myself and two feel one step closer to college. My earlier post was of worrying about leaving the nest, which honestly is still there, but the atmosphere of college is sucking me in.

By now I have been to orientation, met one roommate, and facebooked others about our apartment in the fall, and with someone drawing my attention to the fact of only 32 days, a little over a month till move in day, I can't seem to get passed the excitement. Excitement of everything, new classes, new people, new place. Don't get me wrong, I am sure that after a week the excitement will wash away and the realization of leaving home will hit me, but as for right now I can't wait. To tell you the truth I can't wait to be in classes again as well. Something about college classes seems new and intriguing, I am hoping that I am right. I do not know for sure where college shall take me in the next month, and I am sure my nights will be late as I have a weakness for procrastination, but I am glad that I am finally making a step towards my career and the rest of my life. So for now I will continue my 101 lists and getting supplies for school, until eventually I have no choice but to put it all in boxes and drive to my new home.

College

Today while we had off at school and everyone was sleeping in I was waking up at 5:45 to get on the road to go to a Spring Open House for University of Maryland. Granted I am one of those people who knew what college they wanted to go to as they were applying, which is a huge advantage. When I went to the Fall open house I  basically knew I was going there and that I was going to major in elementary education. I wouldn't say there was an A-ha moment with University of Maryland the first time I heard about it or even got information on it, but I was definately excited after that fall open house and agreed that the education program was a great one. Today was like 200000x that feeling of excitement. Not only is there only like 40 some days left of my Senior year in highschool, I also got to learn more about the process that my Education major was going to take me in the next four years of my life. The open house started off with an introduction which had some musical entertainment of an acapela group called the "Faux paz" which I have to say were amazing. They were all extremely talented and performed with a lot of energy. Once the other parts of the day happened with the meetings and what not at the building for my major I was so ready to be there in classes, to be at college and living that lifestyle. I am so beyond excited to go to college after today that I can not even explain it, I don't even really want to go back to high school on Monday, even though I know I have to.

College is going to be an amazing experience, and I cant wait to be one of many new freshman as the Class of 2015 to be partaking in this experience in the fall. The feeling of taking classes that may be CORE but you have more options of and then doing classes that involve your intended major is so exciting. The atmosphere is so different than high school, and even though I will miss that part of my life, I can't wait to start my next journey.