Far from the Home I Love

This will be me in a day. I will be far from the home I love. Away from my friends, family, teachers...the familiar. Quite frankly, I'm scared. I mean, I'm looking forward to leaving...I really am. But I can't help wondering what college will be like. I'm scared of making new friends. By that I mean truly making friends my senior year. If I look back on my high school career, freshman year I had Elizabeth. Sophomore year I started to come out of my box and I met more people, though I was still pretty shy. Junior year I had a few more good friends, and a few more acquaintances. Senior year I was the most friendly I have ever been. I wasn't scared to meet new people. I made so many new freinds and renewed old friendships that had slipped away fro a few years. I don't want to wait until my senior year to have friends I'll have fun with. I know, I know....it's up to me to take that extra step to meet new people. However, being in a new environment and being so far away from my family will make it more difficult....at least I think it will. You know, come to think of it, maybe it won't be harder. Since I only have a cell phone and internet to talk to Oregonians, I will have to be more social or suffer from depression. Hmmm....maybe this going far away thing will work out after all.

I am really excited to be at school with Elizabeth again. I can't tell you how pleased I am. I know I will adjust much better having her there than if I was on my own. Having a link back home will be wonderful. I can't wait to be able to talk a lot with her about many things that only she and I will understand because no one else is from Oregon. I know she will help me when needed and I her when needed. Plus, she knows the campus pretty well...if not really well by now, so if I have any questions, I can always ask her :)

I'm also looking forward to having relatives in Columbus....just a short 15 minutes from campus.

Another excitement is having Neil in the same state. Yet another link to home.

I know this fall will be extremely tough emotionally for me. However, I will try my hardest not to let this knowledge ruin my fall term. If I think about it enough, it really is only 2 and a half months until I come home for a month. So really, it's not that long....right?

I most likely won't post another blog until I'm in Ohio. I haven't packed yet. Yeah, I know, I'm bad, but hey...I have all of Monday to pack. Come on over if you'd like to visit before I leave. I know I'd like to see you!

Well...here I go....one chapter has ended. Let another one begin.

Lots of love!