fall break

This weekend was just awesome! I didn’t have time to even thing about homework, I was just so busy! It was fall break, and I didn’t have any biology or econ to think about since we just took exams. It was a perfect weekend. I got home Wednesday night, and my mom made me my favorite meal. I love seeing my family; since being gone I realized how much they mean to me. I’ve always taken them for granted, simply because I’m so used to seeing them every day. They mean everything to me; I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have them! It’s just crazy to think about. Friday was my dad’s birthday, and my brother came home. It was a wonderful day. I was happy that the four of us could be all together again! The weekend consisted of me working with my fellow cold stone employees and hanging out with my family. I miss them so much, but there’s really nothing I can do about it. I call them every once in awhile, but I still think about them constantly. Some days I wish those thoughts would go away, but oh well. Fall break was a good break to get away from campus. Being on campus is fun, but it gets tiring after so long. I feel like I caught up on some sleep and I can actually function normally again. Sleeping in dorms isn’t the easiest thing to do when people are being loud all of the time! It doesn’t help when you have a crazy roommate either. Speaking of my roommate though, I finally got to move! Apparently your parents have to call for anything to be done around here which I think is totally not right! I was complaining for so long, and nothing was being done to help my situation. I couldn’t move, and I was being offered anything. Last Tuesday, I had an incident where she locked me out of my room while I was showering. This little incident threw me over the edge, and I had my mom call to see if anything could be done. I couldn’t live with her anymore! That same day, the director of Centennial called me. I had to come visit with her, and that same day, I was told I could move whenever I wanted. I was moving in with one of my friends, and I could move whenever. Why couldn’t this be done when I was complaining at the beginning of the semester? My situation was a bit serious with my roommate; I just don’t understand why my mother had to call in order for a anything to be done. I’m attending a 40 thousand dollar school; I didn’t think this would have been a problem. It’s upsetting, but I did finally move Sunday night when I got back from fall break. I was happy with that; I didn’t have to spend another night with my crazy roommate. Overall, fall break was great! I spent time with the people that mean the most to me, and I got a new room!

Social Change Wheel

Right now, I’d put myself in the socially responsible daily behavior and direct service section of the social change wheel. In high school, I was in National Honor Society, so I had to volunteer and get involved in the community. I never really knew what it was like to volunteer your time to someone or something else other than yourself. The united states especially is so selfish, and I never though about those people who are in need. I participated in meals on wheels, blood drive, kids against hunger, adopt a grandparent and habitat for humanity. Doing these things inspired me to keep up the community work and the volunteering. Here at Wartburg, I signed up for VAC so I could know about the volunteering opportunities. I love helping other people, and it makes me feel ten times better about myself. I haven’t done anything yet with an organization I was a part of in high school, but I plan to in the future. I’ve volunteered for the county at the haunted house, and that was a lot of fun. I adopted a grandparent back home, and I still go visit her. Just this past weekend, I went and saw her. I got her address at the nursing home so I can keep in touch while I’m away at school. She’s like my own grandma now, and it’s really cool! I never would’ve though I could build a relationship like that with someone that I’m not related to. It’s a fantastic feeling. In the aspect of being socially responsible in my daily behavior, I say hi to pretty much everyone I pass by and I pick up after myself. I try my best to at least smile at everyone including those people I don’t even know. I make sure I behave myself and abstain from alcohol and follow the honor code. I don’t do anything that I’d regret the next day, and I live every day as if it were my last. How would I want people to see me if it was my last day?

Winter!

Winter is coming so fast; it’s just crazy! Just like last week we were all wearing shorts and t-shirts. The leaves are falling and the trees are becoming bare. It’s a sad yet happy time of year. I love when the leaves change colors; it’s so beautiful! I love the weather when it’s about 75 degrees outside and not windy. The past couple days it’s been bitterly cold, and it’s driving me crazy. I’m just not ready for winter yet. I don’t really know what to expect since I’m at college for the first time. My roommate is already playing games with me with the heater. Every time I turn it down, she turns it back up. We don’t agree on a happy medium temperature. Fall is fun because you get to enjoy those last days outside in the nice weather. You can still go outside in a sweatshirt and be comfortable. When it starts getting too cold to where I get cold in a sweatshirt, I don’t ever want to go outside. I’m so glad there are skywalks that go to the academic buildings so I don’t have to freeze going to class. I’m glad I’m not attending a big campus where I’d have to walk a mile to each class; that seems insane to me. The weather change is good, but sometimes I wish it’d just stay nice out! I don’t play in the snow anymore like I used to, so I feel like I have nothing to do during the winter time! There isn’t anything fun to do outside like there is in the summer. I’ll miss running outside and being able to just sit outside. I love the outdoors, so winter just isn’t much fun for me. Right now is perfect when I can walk outside without freezing, but what happens when December comes around? I can drive home on weekends if I want to right now, but I can’t in the winter because of snow and ice. That’s just not cool. Right now we can walk everywhere in Waverly because it’s so nice, but it a month we wont be able to without freezing. I just don’t like that. Winter is no fun, and I wish it could stay spring all the time!

Haunted House

Last night we volunteered at a haunted house between Waverly and Cedar Falls. It was quite the experience! I went with Sarah, Kellie, and Emily, and we all had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. When we got there, it was a little awkward. Most of the people that were working there have worked there every day since they’ve been open. Everybody knew what they were doing, and we just kind of stood there until someone told us what to do. Sarah got picked first for her job, and then it was Kellie. Emily and I were left, but we got put at the same place. Emily and I were both clowns. We weren’t only clowns, we were creepy clowns. We got to wear clown like costumes with creepy masks. Our job was to come out and scare the people that walked into our room. Sometimes we didn’t succeed, but most of the time we got people to jump or scream. The people’s facial expressions were the best! There was one other boy that was in the room with us, and it was a good time. During the time that nobody was coming through, the people around our room came and talked to us. Some of them were so weird! We had one boy in the room that stared at us and had an obsession with light bulbs, but he was so funny! He made my night. I had a fantastic time. I got to meet a lot of new people and be with my best friend. Sometimes we’d just giggle because one of us did something embarrassing. I love to spend time with my friends when I know I have homework to do. It’s a good day to get things off your mind for a little bit, and it’s just a good way to get in a good laugh. I don’t know what I’d do without friends! Last night was fun and scary all at the same time. Sarah gets really scared with haunted houses, so she was hugging us and making us feel needed. It was good! We ate afterwards, and they all made fun of my driving. We had a wonderful night together, and it’s 110% better than going out partying and being stupid. It’s good to volunteer and give your time to other people. The proceeds go to the county and the organization that sets up the haunted house to better improve the haunted house for the following years. It feels good to give your time to others.

Oh How I LOVE My Roommate!

Alright, I just need to vent again about my roommate. She drives me crazy! I don’t even know what to do with her anymore. I’ve run out of ideas. Last weekend I got home from work, and my bed was gone. It was behind my door. First of all, why would my roommate let someone in to do that? Why would she let someone do that? I’ve been sick for quite some time now, and last weekend I just wanted to get home from work and just go to sleep. That couldn’t happen because I didn’t have a bed! There was duct tape on the frame, and there was stuff stuck to the tape. I could’ve just cried. I just went down to a friend’s room to watch a movie, and I thought I’d deal with it later. I got back up to my room, and she and her boy were naked in her bed. This just made my night ten times better! I yelled at her because of my bed, but I also had to scream at her because of what she’s doing as I’m speaking to her. The next day, she found out somehow that I was talking bad about her, but it’s hard not to when she puts me through all these bad things! She then told me we had to talk. We talked and she just flipped out on me and told me that if I have a problem with her to just tell her. I’ve told her many times, and she doesn’t change. She just has no consideration at all. Ever since then, I have barely seen her. She doesn’t even sleep in our room anymore. I found wrappers of my food that she’s eating in her desk. It’s like she’s hoarding my food; this is crazy talk! I don’t understand her! Her Bosnian friends came and pounded on my door this morning at like nine o clock, and she wasn’t even in here. That just upsets me. Don’t come pounding on someone’s door when you don’t even know if the person you’re looking for is in there. None of the Bosnian girls have any consideration; it just bothers me. I’ve had to deal with them for not even two months yet, and I’m already going crazy. They just don’t think about anybody but themselves. They talk loud all the time, and it’s not even important. Be quiet! Some people just frustrate me; if I respect you, respect me back. That’s all I ask, and these Bosnian girls don’t understand that. Lately, I’ve had to try really hard to be nice to them. It’s just gotten to me, I can’t take it anymore. I want a new roommate, but I can’t get one until semester I guess. I’ll just have to be strong about this I guess and try my best to get over it. It’s going to be hard, but I can do it!

homecoming...fun but dumb

Homecoming is a time where alumni come, and they enjoy where they once spent all their time. It’s about the football game and the excitement of supporting our sports. It’s about hanging out with friends and just socializing while supporting your school. I worked Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, so I didn’t make it to many of the events there were being held. I made it to the homecoming game which is really the only thing I was concerned with. I really didn’t care I had to work, I didn’t have anything that was worth getting off for. Some people think homecoming is all about partying and getting drunk, but why? What happened that made that a tradition? Most people I talked to and told them I had to work, they said “oh that’s terrible!.” To me, it’s not that big of a deal. I don’t party, and I don’t feel the need to get drunk. On Friday night as I was walking back to the dorms at like midnight after work, I heard so many people saying “lets go to the bar”, in my head I was thinking what’s the point? I understand, some people go there just to dance and have a good time with friends, but why go with the state of mind of I want to get drunk? It doesn’t make any sense to me. When I was in a friends room on Friday night after work, a girl came in and told us how she’s planning of having a good time Saturday night. She told us that she’s going to “pre-game” and get drunk before she goes to the bar. My friend and I just looked at each other and didn’t say anything. This girl then asked my friend if she wanted to join, but she said no. This girl was like begging her and telling her you have to try it once because this is college. NO! I don’t think so. We’re not here to drink and party, we’re here to get an education. On Saturday night, I came back from work, and there were so many people walking downtown, it was crazy! The line to get in the bar was pretty much to the science center. It must mean a lot to some people to go there since they’re wait in line for that tremendous amount of time. I would never do that! I don’t understand some people, it drives me crazy! I pretty much go to class, sleep, do homework, work, and eat. That’s my day. I don’t have any intention to screw my life up by drinking and possibly getting a minor. Why put yourself in jeopardy? I see people in class and I picture them as being such good kids, but then I see their face book status about the bar and I hear them talk about it. It just amazes me. Some people like my roommate come into college with the mind set that college is all about partying and having a good time. It’s just not; I have a good time even when I don’t party or drink. You can have fun and screw around when you’re not drunk. I feel really strongly about drinking and partying; I was raised right. I don’t find that stuff fun and amusing. It’s not right, and I don’t know why some people find it so important. I need my sleep and I need money to get me through this expensive college experience. I can’t spend my time and money on something that will get me nowhere in the long run. I’m determined and ambitious; nothing will get in the way. I’ll get through college without partying every weekend and taking my work seriously. That’s just how it is. I wish other people would think that way. It’s unfortunate.

Sunday at Luther!

Today I went to Luther College to watch my brother play football. He’s the quarterback there, and he plays on JV to get playing time. He’s been working hard for the last six years for this time to come. Seeing him succeed in sports is the best feeling ever. I also got to see my parents. It’s just not the same as it was before. Today they just bothered me, I could actually feel the independence setting in. It was just weird. They tell me what to do, and I just have the attitude of “I can do it without you”. They know about my roommate problems, so they just keep bugging me about it. I just don’t think they understand. I have tried so hard to get her to understand, but she just doesn’t have any consideration or respect for me. My parents just think I can be mean to her all the time which would solve my problems. They keep yelling at me to change roommates, but I’ve talked to people and they can’t switch me right now. After the game, we went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant which was amazingly awesome! I talked to my brother, and we had our special time together. We haven’t had time together for quite some time because football takes up most of his time. It’s always good to have the short amount of time, it makes it mean a lot more. This whole weekend has been really stressful because of homework and a chem. Test tomorrow, but I think I have it under control. College is really all about managing your time wisely, and I think it’s very difficult. It’s going to take me awhile to get used to all of it. Seeing my brother today probably wasn’t a very good choice, but I felt as if it was something I had to do. I’ve been struggling with my roommate to the point where I didn’t even sleep in our room. Seeing my brother made me happy, and he made me feel like I can make it another week. He gave me hope, and I don’t know what I’d do without him! I call him whenever I have a bad incident that I don’t know how to encounter. Right now, my life is really hectic with school, work, and my horrible roommate. I don’t know what to do sometimes. I try so hard to overcome my challenges by myself, but sometimes we need a hand. I go crazy some days just because I need to let it all out. I’m giddy all the time just to make me feel like everything is going to be okay. I have to keep telling myself everything happens for a reason. Seeing my brother today helped me with my mental state, and he made sure I was okay with everything that was going on. I talked to my parents about everything, so I got most of it off my chest. I’m filtered and flourished; I’m ready for the next week to come.