Have you ever wanted the time to fly by especially when you are hating school? There have been times where I have been in the Library for hours on end, just memorizing the same stupid brain terms for my psychology test, or reading 20 page long articles for my argumentation and debate class that I could care less about. But all of a sudden, the time really has flown by, and its middle of October of my last fall semester in college…..EVER. It is somewhat depressing to me, because next year it will be real world, real work, and no taking breaks or skipping class whenever I feel.
I have to say being in Cleveland my whole life, and attending school there is a blast and it will always be my home away from home, but experiencing life in Washington for the last few months and exploring the city has shown me a whole new way of life. I have met people from all over the country and been to places most people cannot just walk up to and take a tour of, (One of the perks of being a qualified student in the SIWJ program). But serioulsy, live it up as much as you can. If you can balance going out every night and partying your butt of, but still pulling the lovely 3.0 GPA, then more power to you. Explore the restaurants of DC, the fun and smelly bars, or just walk around at night and observe the night life. Before you know it, your life as a college student will be over, and your twenties will be gone, then you’ll be 30, and 40, and the dreaded 50. The most encouraging advice to all you college freshman is to study abroad! That doesn’t mean hop on the next place to Croatia, but go to another school in the U.S. like I did. It is worth more than anything you could even imagine.
So to you college students, live it up. Have fun! Enjoy Life! But remember….SCHOOL comes first!
Photo By: Melissa Quintanilha
