It has now been over month since I have begun college. To be honest I was not as culture shocked as I thought I would have been, especially coming from an all girls catholic high school. The biggest adjustment being that I don’t have a uniform for the first time since kindergarten. Being in the city is fun, but the commute is annoying. I hate my math professor, but that could also be the fact that I just hate math. I feel that subliminally my whole career choice was in avoidance of the subject.
Recently, the coffee shop has started to know my order, I am not yet sure if that is a good or bad thing. I have recently fulfills one of my goals before I turn 18. I took drivers ed literally the day after I turned 16, I knew how to drive before that considering that there are no driving regulations in Palestine when I am there over the summer. However, after complete ting drivers ed I booked my road test, which became the start of the never ending quest to get my licensee. I have either failed or missed my road test so many times that people in the DMV as well as the road test instructors knew me. But I swear its just my luck, I am not a bad driver. It came to point when my parents would let me take the car out without my licensed. But recently I finally passed, with the same instructor that failed me 5 times- who admitted that two of those times he was in a bad mood. So two years later and a couple of run ins with law, I finally got my license.
Most of my good friends from high school went away to school, so its been hard not having 50 people I know not even just not in school with me, but not even in the same state anymore. I have a few friends in NYU and FIT that I see a lot, and were going to DC next weekend to visit some friends, meeting us in DC are some friends coming in from Baltimore and Connecticut. So, I am hoping that will be fun.
The main point of this is is the transition aspect though, and as of now my bitterness of not having gone to a huge school in the middle of nowhere is starting to dwindle. I already have friends complaining of loans and calling their schools jokes- being that they have no work and just stay out all night. So hopefully I will appreciate this decision in the long run, and I hope Baruch has a lot more in store.
Bayan, I am sorry you had such a terrible experience with drivers ed but am so glad you persisted. I think you will appreciate this decision, as time goes on and you have solidified your career goals. For now, try to explore as much of the environment as you can. Oh and having people know your coffee order is definitely a good thing when the lines are long- it means you are a part of the community. Great job!