So I am officially a college student. This morning a bought a Stouffer's microwavable chicken pot pie meal for lunch tomorrow, and I have been looking foward to it all day.
I'm not liking orientation. I've met about 30 people today, had about 30 of the very short "What's your name, hometown, major?" conversations, and never seen the person again. I've hugged four strangers, thanks very much to embarassing ice breakers. And I can't make friends with boys because they all just think you're hitting on them. Oh, and the hall that all of the sessions are in is NOT air conditioned. Right now it feels like the idea is to jump into a clique before the door of opportunity slams shut, and I don't really socialize that way.
But there have been good things.
Convocation was good if a little boring; it put everything more into perspective. All of the professors and administraters had to process in gowns in no air conditioning. The chancellor and some students spoke, and then we sang the alma mater and split up into small groups.
My group - communications - is mentored by Prof Mester, the woman we met with last year. Which is a very good thing. I got to spend a couple of hours with the same twenty people, which was nice for a change. And it was a lot easier to get along with everyone when there was a discussion and something in common and an actual reason us to all be in the same room. So I think that once classes start, everything will be a whole lot less awkward and forced.
After dinner I went for a walk, and heard shouting coming through the woods. Organized kind of shouting as opposed to drunken shouting. So I found a trail through the woods (it wasn't dark) and walked for a few minutes, and a soccer field appeared out of nowhere. I watched the game for an hour before I got cold. After that was an actually decent comedian, unlike the one last night who relied almost wholy on sex for his material. Lets just say he knew his audience was 3/4 male.
The upperclassmen moved in today, and that just made the whole campus a lot more comfortable. Today there were three games of catch, two of frisbee, and a steel drum band.
I think I'm going to have breakfast in the dining hall and lunch in my room. I really miss a toaster, and the lunches are pretty much the same as the dinners. I think I can buy bread and deli meat, and I can stock up on soup, and I like breakfast more than lunch anyways. So I think I'll give that a try.
I asked Prof Mester what to get involved with on campus for my PR degree, and she said the communications club. So I will give that a try. I'll also be writing for the paper a little bit for one of my classes, and if I like that I can join the paper, although they don't it too seriously here. There's a club rush next weekend, and I'll spend some time there. I'm very much not the "Hey, party in Porcupine tonight!" kind of friend-maker.
So it's been interesting. I'm still in limbo, and I won't be comfortable until everything settles down. But that's no surprise. Miss you guys, love you!
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Hey Rae - sorry I didn't read the blog, you wouldn't have had to repeat everything. Enjoy getting to know the campus, you will find your favorite places to go to be alone or maybe to eat lunch. Everyone at church was asking about you and how it went -it was nice that so many cared and asked. Dad and Gramp are missing you the most right now, I will miss you more when things quiet down and Nate is back to school. Though they were watching horse racing on ESPN last night and I had to ask if there wasn't maybe something else on. Your campus is 3/4 male and my house is 2/3 male...We will have to do a distinctly girl thing when you are home. Let me know what you are needing, how funny that what I miss the most is taking CARE of you, as I am not the "Oh honey" kind of mom.Looking forward to talking again!
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