College Life

In the last week, I've been realizing how much I'm loving college right now. Although I definitely didn't hate my first term, and felt like I made a couple of close friends, in the last few weeks I think that I finally realize what people are talking about when they speak of the unforgettable times in college.

February is shaping up to be a good month. Not only have I had a good time so far (which I will elaborate on later), there are many things to look forward to. Sure I have a midterm and two essays, but there's also a care package full of cupcakes, going to see the musical Les Miserables, going to the city for cupcakes and petting puppies, cultural talent show this weekend, being treated to dinner in the city by the dorm, and many other fun things. You'll notice that most of these revolve around food. That's not a coincidence, ever since coming to college I have a much greater appreciation for home cuisine and good food in general. This has the fun effect of making me more experimentative, though not too much so!

An unexpected snow day led to a sleepover in my friend's room - a coed one, which was my first. It didn't feel that different from an all-girl sleepover actually. We saw a movie and ate a lot inside an awesome fort that we built. So much for Toy Story 3-style growing up in college. That movie deserves an Oscar for the Best Picture by the way.

The snow day was caused by a blizzard of epic proportions, so obviously we went out and played in the snow for an hour and a half. This included snowball fights that I semi-participated in and the snow being blown into one's face with such speed that it resembled needles poking you. Fun times.

I mean, I guess nothing THAT amazing has happened. It's just a lot of small fun times that add up - staying up late talking to friends, Photobooth, movies, building forts, just sitting together. I feel like living in a dorm is an entirely special experience. And I get to enjoy it!