My first week at OSU was unlike anything I had ever experienced before. After unloading my belongings into the red OWL carts and saying my goodbyes, I felt like a little kid getting dropped off at summer camp for the very first time. New people, new places, and a completely different atmosphere than what I was used to. I made the adjustment from living at home to living in a dorm easily – the only difficult part about the transformation was the lack of air conditioning in the building (If nothing else, this will be the thing that kills me.) The past week flew by but it feels as if I’ve already been here for a whole semester. When is winter break, again?
The first couple days I had a little trouble making friends, only because I wasn’t making it a point to talk to whoever I sat by in each of my classes. I met plenty of people but the conversation never really went farther than ‘”Hi, my name is _____. Where are you from? What building do you live in?”‘. Making friends on the floor proved to be a lot easier than in class, and my roommate and I get along well, too. In the past week and a half, I have only eaten at traditions a total of 4 times… I can’t decide if it’s because I like Scott better than Kennedy, which is a 15 minute walk onto the opposite side of campus, or because the Marketplace at the Union is so much faster than waiting in line at Kennedy. Overall I found that no matter where I go, the options for making your own salad are pretty standard – this is good for someone like me, who doesn’t eat healthy unless it’s easy. I actually believe that I’m eating healthier whilst in college than I did living at home. Maybe because I’m not trying to rebel against my mother’s weird combinations of kale, quinoa, and chick peas, and instead just want to eat healthier so that I won’t catch the common cold three times in one semester. Some people describe college life as is a nice breath of fresh air compared to their daily life in high school. I feel as if going to college is a jump push off of a cliff into the unknown. Luckily, there is water at the bottom and it is up to our own discretion whether we sink or swim.
I think I’ll swim.
