New Year, New Things?

As my first year as a college student is coming near an end, I sit and assess the things in my life and how they have changed. It's crazy how even with all the growing I have done in the past semester and a half, there's still many things I still haven't grasped. I guess the old saying holds true, "the more you learn, the more you realize you don't know". Above all, what surprises me the most is how many college stories I've found to be completely untrue.

Take for instance the myth about how either in college your going to party and drink all the time, or you'll be stuck in your room studying like crazy. Me personally, although college is a sense of freedom, I'm still pretty close to home so I never go off the deep end and party like crazy. The myth that really got to me the most was definitely the one about long-distance relationships. In some cases this college story has held true, I mean I know people who as soon as they stepped foot on campus their relationships was doomed. Me personally, I know that this story is just that, a myth. I know plenty of people who came to this campus in a long-distance relationship and it has actually survived this long.

It's funny because I was the one who claimed I'd never EVER be in that type of commitment from such a distance. It gets better with time I guess. It's extremely difficult but then again, like with any other friendship, you find ways to make it work. Skype has definitely become my best friend this year. It's the next best thing than having those loved one's in the same room.

I guess coming to college I never really realized just how many young people are willing to go out on a limb and make their relationships work, even from afar. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one here trying so hard at something many college students claim is virtually impossible. Many couples involved in such relationships claim that they would be doomed if it weren't for Skype, and I'm just about convinced that they are right.

I know that anything we as college students put our minds to , we can achieve. With lots of will and some extreme dedication the 'new year' as a college freshman doesn't just have to be about partying it up, it can also lead meaningful connections that test out just how string you really are.