My first semester at Ohio State has had a lot of ups and downs. Overall, I am very pleased with my decision to attend this school, and find myself very content with my life. Going into this semester, I had anticipated that my fellow humanities scholars would be my closest friends. Although I am very friendly with my fellow scholars, I have found that my closest friends are actually on my ice skating team, which I had not anticipated. Since my ice skating team is made up of largely graduate students and fifth year seniors, I thought there would be too large of an age gap, but that is not the case. I am so glad to have found a community of people at OSU who share the same interests as my own, in an environment where I feel like my true self is embraced. Next semester, as a humanities scholar, I hope to grow as close to my fellow humanities scholars as I am to my teammates.
In addition, I hope to further expand my knowledge of the humanities by attending humanities events. This semester, I have found that my OSU experience has been enriched through humanities events. Some of the most impactful events that I attended were Twisted 2, The Plough and the Stars, and Treat the Hungry. Twisted 2 was a captivating performance, that sparked my interest in ballet and other forms of dance. The Plough and the Stars was an inspiring play, that left me teary-eyed and feeling truly connected to the characters and their troubles. Lastly, Treat the Hungry reminded me that I am so blessed and should be thankful for everything I have.
As far as academics go, this semester has been rough. Calculus has pushed me to work harder than I ever have before, and to accept that sometimes your best work just simply isn’t good enough. I am thankful I took the class, however, because it caused me to switch my major from business to speech and hearing sciences. At the beginning of the year, I felt indifferent toward specialization, but now with a changed major, I am genuinely excited about my education.