My college experience has been a little wild these past couple months. It has mostly been challenging emotionally and mentally. Coronavirus has made my freshman year different then mostly every other class. I am still having trouble adapting to student life and my social life because of isolation and the difficulty of learning online. Although it has been getting better, I feel like I am going to have to adapt again next semester or next year. I know I could do better in school, but online classes make it harder, especially when you are switching school settings. I hope I get the hang of it by next semester. At the moment I really am not enjoying my college experience or Ohio State. The only thing I have enjoyed is being away from home and the drama present there. I do not enjoy my classes this semester because I am learning things that I don’t like, I don’t understand, or it is just boring. I have made friends but not many, and I am not sure I can really call them friends. I have enjoyed my job as a Vegetable Production Assistant at Waterman, it has been very calming and I am loving that I can help the community. Next semester I am taking classes that I think I am going to like and I am very excited about learning about my future career. This semester has not really felt like I am actually starting my life but I feel like next semester will. Ohio State was not my first choice for school but I really hope I can enjoy the campus and the experiences way more next semester. I have achieved a better understanding on how people view me and how I can change as a person. I have never really cared about how other’s see me, but I feel like if I can change my behavior then I can better myself as a person. I do feel like I am growing up and learning new things about others and myself and I am happy that I am. I also have achieved more information on what I want to do with my life. Although there are some gaps and holes in what career I want and how I am going to get there, I believe in the next couple years I will have it figured out. It is scary and exciting at the same time having to grow up and be independent, I have considered myself to be for a long time, but I haven’t really realized how much more I would have to do all by myself. My goal for the spring semester is to pass all my classes and enjoy my time being in college. I hope to gain new friendships and join new communities while staying connected to God. Another goal I have is to be able to gain the money to study abroad in Paris in the summer and that hopefully, the pandemic will allow it by dying down or go away.
