Old and New Friends
When I left for college I was excited and terrified at the same time. Excited for the future and to get away from Princeton (as much as I love it), but also terrified of the future and what it had in store for me. I wasn't sure I could handle being away from my parents and deal with the pressure of putting myself out there and making new friends. But the thing that scared me the most was leaving my old friends behind.
I tried really hard at the beginning to stay in touch with everyone, but as time went on we talked less and less. Of course there are the special ones I still talk with on a regular basis, but for the most part, a lot of my high school relationships have faded away. I detested this last year. I hated the friends that were off having the time of their life, while I was stuck hating mine and trying to force a friendship. But like I said, as time went on, keeping in contact with these friends became less and less important to me. I'm thankful for the friends I still have from high school. I know these people are in my life for good and I'm excited to see where life takes them.
I think something that I didn't consider when coming to school was the fact that leaving my old friends could potentially lead to better things. The people I've met at Concordia are truly amazing. I feel like I have known some of my friends here my whole life. We just click on a level that wasn't even possible in high school where your friendships were more or less forced upon you because there were only 242 kids in our class... And to think, I was scared of coming to college.
I love all of my friends, but recently I've realized how important my Cobber friends are to me. After all, they're all I've got here. I accepted the changes that were happening in my life, even though I originally resisted them, great things came from them. I am so happy and in love with my life here and I have the people I am surrounded by to thank for that.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
I tried really hard at the beginning to stay in touch with everyone, but as time went on we talked less and less. Of course there are the special ones I still talk with on a regular basis, but for the most part, a lot of my high school relationships have faded away. I detested this last year. I hated the friends that were off having the time of their life, while I was stuck hating mine and trying to force a friendship. But like I said, as time went on, keeping in contact with these friends became less and less important to me. I'm thankful for the friends I still have from high school. I know these people are in my life for good and I'm excited to see where life takes them.
I think something that I didn't consider when coming to school was the fact that leaving my old friends could potentially lead to better things. The people I've met at Concordia are truly amazing. I feel like I have known some of my friends here my whole life. We just click on a level that wasn't even possible in high school where your friendships were more or less forced upon you because there were only 242 kids in our class... And to think, I was scared of coming to college.
I love all of my friends, but recently I've realized how important my Cobber friends are to me. After all, they're all I've got here. I accepted the changes that were happening in my life, even though I originally resisted them, great things came from them. I am so happy and in love with my life here and I have the people I am surrounded by to thank for that.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
Comments
Post a Comment