ExacltyOneMonthAway

One Month. Four Weeks. Thirty Days.
                      Until COLLEGE

I had orientation last week, and I loved it. The independence, the new atmosphere, the new people ... I am finally anxious!

But let's rewind back to last month, when the sound of college, made me want to vomit. Leaving my family, my friends, being indecisive about playing college volleyball, the thoughts of not adjusting well, having a crazy roommate, forgetting stuff at home (which is four hours away). All of these thoughts ran through my head constantly - at work, driving, when I was sleeping. I was a prisoner in my own thoughts!

Now you're probably wondering, how did orientation clear my thoughts? Well, it did, but not completely.

As I walked into the Plattsburgh building, all of the faces in front of me looked the same. Confused. Nervous. Anxious.

And right away, I met friends. I met friends on my floor, friends on the volleyball team - everyone was so friendly. So friendly to the point of people sharing a bottle of vodka on the fifth floor and hooking up with everyone left and right.

...yeaa that part was expected, it's college after all. But come on? Couldn't they have waited until college started?!

Anyway, I saw grass!!!! The last time I took the long, tedious four hour car ride through hick ville, there was snow everywhere; and I had to trudge through the endless amounts of snow in two degree weather. It was oh so pleasant.

But when I went last week, the water was liquid, the grass was green, I was in shorts and everyone was happy!

So in one month. Four weeks and thirty days, I will have a different place to call my home. I will have to make sacrifices, and major adjustments, but I'm not in this alone. I'm side by side with millions of other people, who are going from being big fish in a little pond, to a small fish in the ocean.