First Impressions
Well as you may already be aware, I am a freshman here at Northeastern, and am very happy with my life here in Boston thus far. It has been an adjustment leaving home and my very big family (being one of 6 kids by the way). I am very close with my parents and siblings and it is strange to be away from them for so long sometimes, but to be honest, the time has gone by so fast and I've been so busy that sometimes you forget that you are "away." And already I've formed my own little "family" in Boston.
My roommates and I
I have to admit that as everyone does, I was nervous about the living situation in a college dorm (even though I had shared one room with two of sisters so I was very experienced with living with other girls and coordinating bathroom schedules). But, I am in a forced triple that has its own bathroom, so while the space can be tight at times, I feel really comfortable in my room, and I get along with my roommates really well. They ended up being some of my best friends here.
Although, I have to say it has been nice to be home this past weekend for Thanksgiving. Having my own bed, room, and space again is a comfort that doesn't get old. I've gotten to hang out with all the people I've grown up with since elementary school. My town and high school are pretty small so you know everyone, and most people since you were really young; this made it hard to adjust at first to meeting all these new people everyday and trying for form friendships so quickly. Although, while its really nice to come home to that security and friendships, I am happy to be back, to see all the people that I've gotten close with over these past three months, and even to go back to the hustle and bustle of the day to day classes.
Some cousins and siblings at Thanksgiving
I'm an architecture major, and for those of you that don't know, that comes with 30 hour weekends at the studio working on projects, plenty of all-nighters, and more drawings and images than you know what to do with. But I love it so far. I've always been really hands-on and and loved art since I was little, so I find it really exciting to be able to sketch, draw, and make models all the time. We've done a lot of really interesting projects so far, and considering I knew very little about architecture before I arrived at NU, I've learned so much.
