Breaks and Bonds
While reading Freshman Year Sarah seemed so unaware of the time she had to choose classes and totally missed her assigned date for registration.I however have been feeling a mix of anxiety and eagerness for choosing my upcoming classes. Although the day to register for classes is November first I have already been browsing through Degreeworks looking for the classes that seem interesting, satisfy requirements for my degree, are Civitae classes, and have good reviews. Even after finding such classes, there is still always the possibility they fill up before I even get the chance to register. Upon meeting with her advisor Sarah is confused as she was expecting someone else. Unlike Sarah I am very aware of who my advisor is. He one of my Professors and I have a fairly strong bond with him and go to him often for help.
I have come to form bonds with my peers here at Longwood as-well. Upon returning from break, I also hung out with a few of my friends, much like Sarah had. My friends and I had dinner at D-hall on the day we came back. Although our break was much shorter than Sarah’s I was still glad to see my friends and be back at college. As I become better friends with the people I’ve met at Longwood I have become more distant with the friends I had made in my earlier years. I feel I have made genuine friendships here at Longwood and am grateful for them, so I am not to saddened my losing old ones.
Another thing I am grateful for is the upcoming Thanksgiving and fall breaks. I am very excited to get a longer time to be home and spend time with family. This winter break I am going on a trip to New York for Christmas so I am very excited and can’t wait. Going back for fall break made me realize just how much I really love my family and what I’m missing when I’m away at college. I am also worried being on break for a month might knock me out of the flow of college and I will have to reacclimate after the breaks. It should be easier than getting used to college when first arriving so I’m sure I can handle it.
Dear Brooks
I wish my break was as good as yours! I went home the past two weekends, one for fall break and the other for my little brother’s birthday party. It was a Halloween costume party, and I was Brittany from Alvin and the Chipmunks, and I performed “Single Ladies” for little judgmental boys. Some people would consider my house far away, but I live in VB it’s only a three-hour and 20-minute drive. As you said, “I needed the time away from Farmville.” I couldn’t agree more with you, but when I got in my car to drive home, my check engine light was on. What a great start to fall break, I thought to myself, but when my car’s engine turned off, I thought I was stranded. After hours of calling towing companies and auto places and a lot of money spent, I got my car working, but then I realized it was 11 p.m. Luckily, I have the best friend group in the world, and they followed me all the way home to make sure I would be okay, my mom was so cranky that I woke her up at about 3 am. One of the biggest differences between us is most of my friend group from back home goes to Longwood, so we hang out here every day, and then when we go home, it’s like we are back in high school. One thing that was weird during fall break was my room from back home didn’t feel like my room anymore; it felt weird having so much room to move around in my bed. Plus, you were lucky to have your midterms before fall breaks lucky you, I am dealing with all of them now. My breakfast, lunch, and dinner were spent studying for my chemistry exam, and don’t even get me started on new classes because it stresses me out. By the end of the break, I was missing my roommate and my sweet mates like crazy. When we all got back, we all went to Bandidos, and I got my normal rice, chicken, and queso. We all were rambling about our fall breaks, and it felt like we were back and ready to start classes at eight in the morning the following day.