Just when I thought all the struggles of college have passed and I finally got in a groove, sophomore year hit me like a ton of bricks. By the end of freshman year I had a good handle on life; I could balance my classes, friends, dorm life, sorority, and extracurriculars pretty dang well. I came back to school thinking that sophomore year was going to be just as wonderful, exciting, and as manageable as last year. But boy....was I wrong!
I am just one month into my sophomore year, and saying that I am overwhelmed is an understatement. My classes are harder, my dorm is dingier, and my friends are busier. I find myself spending way more time in the library than in my dorm, and even though my friends and I all live under the same crumbling roof, I find myself not knowing a large amount of what is going on in their lives. I am taking Humanities, French 300, Discrete Mathematical Structures, and Computer Organization, which have all proven to be extremely difficult. I am a computer science major so I am required to take many hard math classes (such as Discrete Mathematics), and my computer science courses are no walk in the park either.
I find myself barely having any time to do what I want to do, such as ride my bike around campus with my camera and capture the beauty that surrounds me here, or take time to sit down and watch something funny on Netflix (Bojack Horseman is my favorite right now), or even do my laundry (it's a three hour process including 8 flights of stairs to the basement so I'm kind of putting this one off)! Needless to say, this year has been one long, sleep-deprived journey, and although I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of schoolwork, I need to take the time to be thankful for all that I am offered at this school.
After a weekend of unfortunate events, such as my car getting towed out of a ditch, missing the first football game, and someone stealing my favorite poster (of Snoop and Tupac) off of my door, I have decided to focus this week on all the positives in my life (this blog being one of them). When I feel like I just can't deal with all the junk going on in my life, I feel as if it's important to put struggles into perspective. Everything could be WAY worse, and I am so thankful to go to a school that I love and consider a second home.
I found this graphic while wasting time on Pinterest the other day, and it came at just the right time. Although it seems like a little silly message, it is so true and applicable to my life right now (please pardon the language).
