My First Week at OSU

I got here approximately one week earlier than the rest of the Ohio State University freshman starting this year. I knew that by doing this I would be better equipped in dealing with the first actual week of classes. What I didn’t know, however, is the amount of strife that doing these extra before-school programs would cause me. In my short time here at OSU, I believe that I have already felt many of the ‘freshman experiences’ expected when one first arrives at college. I have already had both extremely good times, regardless of the awful programs I was trapped in, and extremely bad days. Overall, I would simply call my first days here at the Ohio State University “eventful”.

So, when I first finalizing my decision to attend the Ohio State University, I decided to enroll in a program called Buckeye’s First. Through damp days at Camp Kern, filled with rain and mud, I still managed to make meaningful friendships and have a pretty great time even if I wasn’t getting enough sleep or free time. When I got back to campus, I was then set on the path to joining the OWL program as an Ohio Welcome Leader. I had maybe an hour a day to myself at most, even worse than Buckeye’s First. Worse yet, there was no structure and I didn’t make nearly as many meaningful friendships as I had at the first program. I didn’t want to do any more programs. I just wanted to sleep.

Despite this, I kept making other random friends on this huge campus. When starting class, I found that I really enjoyed learning and actually having free time made me a lot less bitter about what I was doing. As always, I find that my language classes are my favorite, and specifically Swahili has touched my heart. I know now that I will make it through this year, happily so, and have a great time at OSU regardless of the ups and downs I face. I enjoy this campus and I enjoy the meaningful relationships I’ve made.

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