Day One

It is official. Day one of classes. Today I had Eng and Bio (lecture). Mondays and Wednesdays are fun because I am done by 11:45!
Here is my weekly schedule;

MON: Eng 8:35-9:25; Bio (lecture) 10:45-11:35
TUES: Acting (the fundamentals) 9:00-10:15; Brief Calculus 3:00-4:15
WED: same as monday
THURS; same as tuesday except from 11:40-1:30 I have bio (laboratory)
FRI: same as mon and wed except from 2-2:50 I have an intro to the Theatre and Film dep. class.


So today is done for me. Kind of. Its strange. Going to class makes me happy. Its a familiar routine. As soon as class is done though I get the realization that I am pretty much all alone. Its not like I am walking around campus with friends or on my way home, I basically just came back to my dorm (my empty dorm since the roommate is in class) and got online. I probably should make friends. When I get really bored, which will happen within the next few hours, I will probably go walk around the campus and maybe go find my mailbox or something. I really want to locate the rec center/gym so when I am truly bored (actually I want to to this) I can go work out and get back in shape! But I am finally realizing all my friends are off on their own too. I feel truly lonely here right now. It is definitely something to get used to. I am so glad I got a new phone and can at least text my friends a billion times a day....if I couldn't do that I would be going absolutely crazy!
I do miss my friends but this weekend I will see Lindsey. Yay Meryl-thon!!!!! And when I finally get to see Tom and Kristen and Allison again it will just make our friendship so much stronger and I will cherish those few weeks we will have together forever! I love you guys!

I found an old fortune from a fortune cookie last night that reads, "Treasure your good memories and you need not worry about ending a banquet." And so that is what I am living off of right now. My amazing memories and the thought that our banquet is just beginning. And knowing that they will always be there for me and I am never truly alone.

Sleeping in the dorm last night was fine. Sleeping is sleeping, in a way. I mean yeah I wasn't at home so to speak. But it wasn't bad at all. I feel like I am on an educational retreat. Like a vacation with classes and seminars. It doesn't feel like I have moved out of my home and away from my family. It is a process. And I have the support of my friends and family to get me through it.

Bon Appetit
Emily-Ann