November 1, 2012
Journal 12.

From August to Now

I don't feel that I have changed much as a person since I came to Juniata.  I don't think I have had enough time to change.  I am still not sure about my POE.  I'm getting a little nervous about filling all of my core requirements to graduate.  I know that this is more or less ridiculous, since I'm only a freshman, but I'm still worried.  I participate in Eagle Ambassadors and JAB.  I definitely signed up for too many clubs at Lobsterfest.  There has been some drama among my new friends.  It's been stressful because I'm not use to drama anymore.  There was drama in Elementary and Middle school, but I avoided drama in high school, so this was a bit of a culture shock of sorts.  It's been hard to eat healthy since I got here, but I've been trying to keep my calories down.  I wish fruit alone was part of the meal exchange program at Muddies.  Campus life hasn't been too bad so far.  I miss home a little but I'm not really homesick.  I still love my roommate.  She has been stressed out with school like me but she seems to be doing fine.  I think she got more stressed out with the drama than I did because she was more involved than I was.  My bed is mostly comfortable, but there is an annoying rod that runs down the middle of the bed  where my spine usually is.  It's not so bad as long as I sleep on my side.  The fire alarms are a little annoying.  I'm glad we don't have them often.  I wish we hadn't had one in the middle of the hurricane, though.  The fire drills here are a lot more relaxed than the ones we had at my high school.  All things considered, campus life is going well.  

I was really happy to go home, though.  Fall break was great, if a little short.  It was nice to see my family, eat (or more like devour) my dad's cooking, watch The Colbert Report with my brother, sleep in my own bed, shower without flip-flops, have my own room, and go to bed when I wanted to.  Fall break came not a moment too soon.  I had so much to talk about with my family.  It was nice to have one day where I didn't do anything but eat, watch T.V, and read.  

I really don't think I've changed much, but if I had to say one way I may have changed is that now I feel a little more removed from my family and that I appreciate the time I get to spend with them.