Snow Day

    Today was awesome because it was Western Michigan University's first official snow day! I was especially surprised when I got the alert this morning, considering it is still the middle of November! Although the timing was interesting to me, I was not too surprised because the last few days have been an absolute blizzard outside. This snow day could not have come at a better time, because it was a perfect opportunity for me to catch up on a ton of homework. While most of my friends had the joy of using their snow day to build snowmen and hangout with friends, I was stuck inside finishing up my homework. Most would disagree when I say this, but I couldn't be more thankful for the fact that I used today as a "homework catch up" day. This weekend will be extremely eventful for me back home starting on Thursday, so it was very important that I finished the things that I did today. While the snow has been beautiful, it scares me because driving can be very unsafe. I hope that everyone has stayed safe, and warm enough throughout our first snowstorm!

Going home

I am feeling very happy today, because it is the first weekend in a while that my brother and I get to go back to our hometown and spend time with our family together. With the stress of college really starting to get to me, and two big exams coming up next week, this mini vacation couldn't possibly be coming at a better time. I enjoy living in Kalamazoo, but nothing beats going home and appreciating everyone back home for a few days. It will also be nice because I will be able to finish all of my homework without too many interruptions. As college students, we tend to spend our weekends having fun with our friends. Now that I will be home with my family, I will be more motivated to sit down and finish my homework rather than going to a WMU hockey game, or something else fun like that. Although missing out on fun events with friends may suck sometimes, I know that it will all be worth it in the end because my grades will show how hard I truly have worked to earn what I have. Lastly,  I am extremely excited to go home because seeing my parents means free food and clean laundry, what more could I possibly ask for?

Class Reflection

I did not mind going to class too much today because it was extremely helpful for me. Lately, I have felt very confused in this course as far as homework goes. I find it hard to understand certain homework assignments, along with specific ways of writing different types of papers. I am not one to ask too many questions, but today I went out of my way to really understand what was going on. Today taught me that regardless of if I agree or disagree with something, as a student, I have specific obligations and it is up to me and only me to finish my work correctly and on time. I value my grades in every single one of my classes a lot, so it is my duty to make sure that I am getting everything out of every class I am taking, as much as I possibly can. I also liked today for two other reasons. The first one being that we did group work most of the class period, and the survivor predictions that we did were actually kind of interesting. The last reason I enjoyed class was because we were released early, which gave me more time to go home and babysit, so that was nice. :)

Fall

Fall is my favorite time of the year for a lot of reasons. I love the temperature, the holidays, and the smell of the fresh, crisp air. It's perfect because it's not too cold out, but you get a nice breeze and the option to wear an over sized sweatshirt everywhere. I am especially excited because I have yet to go to the cider mill this year, and that is my absolute favorite part of the season. The hayride is definitely the best part, it gives me a chance to sit back and do nothing but enjoy life for a few moments. I can't wait to pick out the best pumpkin, and carve it whichever way I want to. I'm also looking forward to getting hot chocolate, and eating as many donuts as my body can handle. Overall, this time of the year puts me in and awesome mood and I love it!

Homesick

I'm starting to get really homesick, but I am also starting to realize how normal this feeling actually is for a college student to feel. Although, realizing that it's normal almost makes things worse because it forces me to notice how real things really are. I no longer live with my parents, and I no longer see my friends from high school daily. Sleeping with my puppy ever night is no longer a thing that I get to do, and home cooked meals only happen when I drive two hours to go back home for the weekend. I am coming to terms with the fact that I'm an adult now, who lives on my own and takes care of my own responsibilities. This is a scary, yet awesome thought. Life got a little bit tougher when I moved away to school, but I've also come a lot closer to reaching my life long goals; so I would say that is was a fair trade.
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Joshua's Letter

Today was a big day for me. A few months back I lost somebody very close to me. Ever since then, I have had a very hard time coping things. For someone as outgoing as I am, I find it very hard to talk to people about my emotions and how things affect when I am going through something that negatively impacts my life. Today, I was asked by my friend's parents to write a letter about how his death has affected me. At first, I was extremely hesitant. I did not feel comfortable with revisiting those emotions, and I definitely did not feel comfortable with sharing those feelings with someone that I do not know. Although I felt this way, I knew that it was for Joshua so I began writing the letter anyway. Shortly into the letter I realized what was really going on. I was writing down every single feeling that I have ever felt towards losing my friend, and for once since he passed I finally started to feel a little bit better about things. I soon realized that I was coming up with a new way of coping with things. After finishing a letter that I thought would be about a page long, I looked back to see a 4 page long masterpiece. I feel a lot more at ease now, and love my new coping method. Overall today has been successful, when I thought it would be tough!

My Thoughts On Last Friday

Class on Friday went a little bit differently and I kind of liked it. We got into small groups rather than just having a discussion among the entire class. I liked this exercise because we actually got to interact with our classmates a little bit and have an actual debate with each other about a specific aspect of the movie Carrie. Although, I didn't really like the movie to be honest. I did however enjoy listening to music and thinking about it in different ways. At the end of the question sheet it asked: "Do you think about this song differently now?" (or something close to that) This was cool because I've heard most of the songs we listened to in class, but I had never really thought about music in that way before. I overall liked that part of class though because who doesn't like listening to music in class?