I actually ended classes two days ago, but I've been resting up and just flat-out relaxing LOL. It's been nice.
But yeah. My first semester has been really awesome and not as horrible as I had made it out to be back in high school. I'm really looking forward to the next semester
The instructors were pretty awesome. I learned a lot from them and they actually made the whole experience a lot more personal and enjoyable. I got to be a little closer to them than I intended and it made me appreciate them even more on the last few days. School has never been entirely fun for me altogether, but I got to like it a bit more.
Also, my first semester has made me a coffee addict. xD
I don't drink coffee ALL THE TIME, but I only allow myself to drink some whenever I was on my break. (I started sharing one cup with Tamo since she started liking it too, but she could never finish it by herself lol.) I never try to drink coffee everyday, but more like once in a while. Overall, I'm kind of happy to know how much I like it now at least.
And another thing: they weren't kidding when they said college makes you sleep less.
I've always been a night owl (which is why I'm short in height), but the work really does burn you out and require hours to do it. Procrastination was probably what made it worst lol. Although, in my next semester, I really want to be able to do the work earlier so I don't do things last minute. It's not as bad once you put your mind to it, but it will be when you're cramming it all down.
And it got pretty annoying when my grandma would wake up every other night to see Tamo and I finishing up projects at 5 in the morning. She would tell us "You're still up?!" And it was funny at first, but the more she kept doing that made me more and more sick of it. I had to finally tell her that "I'm glad for the concern, but we've been through this so many times that it's okay for us. This isn't high school anymore either." It was hard for me to say it like that, but she got the message and stopped.
Then, this experience really made me notice how much time I was away with my family and friends.
I noticed half-way through the semester that I hardly got to go out with anyone. The only time I went outside was for school. When I was done, I would just come back home and spend hours doing the work. It became a shut-in cycle lol. My mom was the one who was affected by this the most. Since the college campus was closer to my grandma's house, we had to stay over there a lot and my mom was trying hard not to be lonely. After a certain point, whenever we could, we would spend any free time with her. I didn't really get too concerned over friends either since I wanted my mom to be first. Especially now that she has three jobs. I hardly got to see her then, but we managed to spend our free time at nights to just relax, talk, and (mostly) sleep our butts off. That's why for my next semester, I planned it so I can try spend a little more time with her as well as motivating myself to do the work as early as possible lol.
Haaaaa. This is starting to get really deep, huh? xD But that's pretty much the gist of how my first semester went. I was pretty much an anti-social person and didn't try as hard to make friends (but I did somehow lol). Though, this really kept me busy and made my time a little more useful. Well, that's pretty much it for now lol.
First semester is dooooonnneeeee! xD For those who are doing finals, good luck! And I hope everyone enjoys their winter in case I don't post lol. Until next time.