Hello all!
My name is
Chand and I am extremely fortunate to be one of your handy dandy bloggers. I am
a Communication Studies Major and am currently involved in Key Plus, Triunfo
(tutoring/volunteer organization) and I am a Puksta Scholar. Born in Pakistan,
I am lucky to have a wonderful, large family to give me many opportunities. I
do not enjoy longs walk on the beach because they hurt my weak ankles. Anyways,
that is just a little about me, but now for the good stuff!
This second year has been a blur. From
moving into a new apartment the Wednesday before school started, to typing this
blog, nothing has gone slowly. Easing into to the second-year life consisted of
many trips to King Soopers, amongst other errands. I moved in thinking that it
would take maybe three days total to get all settled in. Well, let me tell you:
I lied. I am still easing in. Moving into the apartment was not even half of
it. Easing into off-campus life, making my own meals, managing my time, and
still trying to be social are all factors that I am still adjusting to.
In general,
what is sophomore year like so far? It is a combination of lack of sleep (that
I definitely brought upon myself because I cannot stop talking to people), constantly
buying something more for the apartment, being placed on the shoulders of
someone at the Macklemore concert (and discovering that he had three dancers
the whole time) and thinking deeply about my freshman year. Oh yeah, and
academics, of course.
Oh dear
academics. I went from taking four legitimate classes, last year, to six. That
in itself is a college shock, but doing extra-curriculars on top of that is
what tipped the scale. Now, when I say that, I certainly do not mean for the
worse. It just tipped the balance scale in a different direction than I first
was anticipating.
Into my second week of school, I have
realized that time management is much more prevalent. I always tell people that
I make time. So, my plan is to do just that; and not just for my consistent dates
with Netflix or the set of Friends DVDs that I have right next to my desk
(although that may be what I do most of with my spare time).
The other day, I walked around
campus and saw the freshmen with their proxy keys dangling from their lanyards.
I thought, “wow did I look that young?!” Most definitely. I’m sure I looked
that “new” as well. As I subtly age, I realized how easy it is to identify
other’s ages, too. They are wide-eyed and wondrous. Just seeing those
youngsters walking around reminded me of how much I transformed and matured
throughout last year.
Anyways, I digress. College is
great. Already, my sophomore year is better than my freshmen year. It just
shows that as of right now, things will only continue to improve. Things will
change, too. I have to keep reminding myself that I am only in my second year. People
will change and all I can do is my thing and hope others support that. So far,
so good, so different, SO EXCITED.
With love,
A new sophomore
who knows she already spread herself too thin this semester
--- Chand
