Cafeteria Food

Mondays always seem to remind of cafeteria food. The force of having to go to class is the same as the mystery meat in the cafeteria: it's always a task but can always surprise you. That might only make sense to me but then again, who exactly am I writing for?
Anyways, it seems to me that the first week that most people go off to college they are already hit by some type of pressure. Theres the pressure to be the best student, to drink, to party, to make friends, to form a "group" the first week or you might be friendless all year, etc. There are just so many pressures that can hit you that first step in your dorm that you dont see coming. I'm only going to the local community college this year but that doesnt make me any different. What could possibly be pressure on me at a small, local community college? Well its simple: the pressure to make good enough grades to transfer from this tiny school to a huge, exciting one. Maybe its not as big a deal to you but for me, its everything on the line. I need out and this is my ticket!
Recently I have become sort of "distant" from my friends while theyve been away at their universities. They all are in the process of the start of the rest of their lives so who am I to bug them in that process? I got a text from one of them last night who had been at a party and tried beer. Yeah, I guess that was her first "college experience." Im not gonna lie, that shocks me because, for as long as I have known her, she has always been against drinking. Oh well. I guess you do change in this new chapter of life but it still surprises me.

You know what sucks about being a college transfer? Deciding where the heck to transfer!
I have a weird obsession with England and their lifestyles, culture, music, movies and everything (yes, even the accents!). That being said, I have obviously checked into some british universities. The only problem with going to a university in England for 3 years straight is that it will cost A LOT!! SO...I am going to just stay in America for now and do a whole lot of studying abroad in England through that school and then hopefully go to get my Masters degree in England. Crazy right? That may be so but we all have that one place where we feel like we need to go. The place that inspires us. The place we are drawn to. England is mine. There is one school imparticular that I have already applied to because of their ranking in the study abroad program: Arcadia University in Pennsylvania. They seem to have a wicked program! I still need to actually go tour the campus and talk to administrators but I have already applied too.
As you can probably see from my babbling, I have dreams for myselfs. Actually they arent really dreams as much as they are goals. I know what I want and I know where I'm going.
Maybe this has helped you realize what you want isnt crazy. If not, well then I atleast know that what I want has nothing crazy about it. If you want something, you have to go after it not matter what. Just like the cake at the end of the lunch line on "mystery meat" day.



Until next time...

Mal

Stranded.

This is my first post! It pretty much sucks only having my blackberry to use for internet at home. Other than that, I have to come to the library. I like the library and all but I would much rather be able to be at home, blasting music while I do this. hmm.

Well, as you can see by my post title, I'm stranded. No, I'm not lost on some deserted island without a boat. Might as well be, though. My kind of stranded is not as bad, depending on how you look at it. For some stupid reason I decided to go to my first year of college at my local community college. Exciting right? ha! I started class on Monday and by yesterday all of my friends had moved into their glorious University dorms. Where are my accomodations? My bedroom at home. I have myself as a roommate. Anyways, i was fine with it up until everyone actually left. Now I'm stuck in my hometown (which is pretty small) with nobody to really hangout with but my family. I love my family but geez I dont think I can be with them almost 24/7 ALL year! So, yes, I'm stranded.
Why don't I just meet new people at my community college? Well, it would make sense but unfortunately almost all of the people in my classes are middle-age adults. I highly doubt that they will feel the need, or want, to hangout with an almost-eighteen-year-old teenager.

Until I transfer to who knows where (I'm thinkin Arcadia University?) next fall, I'll spend most of my days in unexciting classes, my afternoons studying, and my nights working whenever I find a job. Brilliant lifestyle, yeah??


Until we meet again...

Mal