College is interesting to say the least. Everyone seems to have the same demeanor, one of pure shyness. It might just be because it’s the first week, but still I’m surprised. I’m sad to admit I only have two real friends right now, Sarette and Toph. I just met Toph like a month ago through some friends in Old Saybrook, he’s a pretty hilarious kid and is in my English class. Luckily, Sarette is in two of my classes. Speaking of classes… so far so good. My oceanography lab course is so long! Three hours… ugh. My psychology and english classes are looking quite tough, I just hope I don’t become ragged with work. My classmates are pretty decent, there’s a nice guy in my lab class that helped me out the whole three hours and he was pretty cute too. One of the best things about my school is that it’s right out on the water of Long Island Sound. Everytime I step out of my car or a building, all I can smell is the fresh aroma of salty waters. The cool breezes relieve me of my stress as I walk from class to the cafe’. Sometimes, when I am free for two hours, I grab my Little Mermaid blankie and lay it out on the lawn and just relax with a book. It’s so nice.
Okay, now some of the negatives. It was my second day of class and I already had to write a paper, it was aggravating. I have to drive for a good forty-five minutes, which means I leave my house about two hours in advance of a class. It uses all of my gas to go anywhere. Because I’m in school, I have basically no time to work, which means no monies. And so far I know nobody and get lost all the time.
Other than that, I really am enjoying my college. I just really miss a lot of my friends that are gone, even a few towns away.

Recently, my health has been pretty superb. It’s quite fascinating how happy and good I’ve felt, considering this new stress. My depression has been relatively good and I think I am going of my meds. It’s going to suck changing this way, especially with my awful insomnia… but I’m sure with faith I can overcome this small trial.

It’s great to be alive and I am so blessed to be where I am.