Sunday, September 28, 2008
what tribe?
This weekend was actually pretty fun, compared to my first couple of weekends at MC. It started with the RUSH skits. We had to dress up as random things, which was fun. I like dressing up. My creative juices flowed as I made my tutu for Saturday night. But one thing I do have to say is the skits didnt really help me much to see the personality of the tribes, it was all surrounded by dancing and corny jokes. I do have to say Laguna's "Jesus is watching" and "Dora the Explorer" was extremely hilarious. But I'm still really confused, I'm not sure what to rush for. I have heard rumors about what each tribe is about here and there, but honestly i don't know. i was told Laguna are the party girls, Nenamoosha are the "pretty" girls, St are the more "churchy" girls, and last but not least Kt; I heard they are more artsy. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one in this position, actually I'm convinved there must be at least another person out there that has no clue what the tribes stand for, or which one they will fit in the best. Hopefully I will have a better idea of what i want out of this soon.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
different year same stuff
Back in my high school there was a lot of drama. interesting drama, dumb drama...pointless drama. but we are all grown up now, and left all the pointless stress in our life in the past-unfortunately some people missed the memo-and the drama continues. I'm a pretty laid back type of person, I keep to myself, I guess I'm that way partially because of were I grew up. so back to the drama! who doesn't like it? everyone loves to be a part of it and at the same time find themselves saying they hate it. why would you be a part of something you hate?
this weekend was interesting, I learned good friends are one step away from being enemies, and that you can find comfort in the people you least thought of. I like this school, I really do, and I like the people in this school; well I like most of the people in this school. Another question I have is why those the south have some really pointless unwritten rules? for example "only date your race"-pointless-anyways overall I like Mississippi. the whole southern hospitality is nice, we don't have a northern hospitality, we call that being fake; its just not normal to see people randomly happy in New York.
so back to why be with someone or something you hate? but lets be honest maybe people just need or want that extra stress in their lives. or maybe the saying "nothing easy is worth it" is true. but why stick to drama? as far as i know drama doesn't bring any good.
this weekend was interesting, I learned good friends are one step away from being enemies, and that you can find comfort in the people you least thought of. I like this school, I really do, and I like the people in this school; well I like most of the people in this school. Another question I have is why those the south have some really pointless unwritten rules? for example "only date your race"-pointless-anyways overall I like Mississippi. the whole southern hospitality is nice, we don't have a northern hospitality, we call that being fake; its just not normal to see people randomly happy in New York.
so back to why be with someone or something you hate? but lets be honest maybe people just need or want that extra stress in their lives. or maybe the saying "nothing easy is worth it" is true. but why stick to drama? as far as i know drama doesn't bring any good.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Thinking
As I'm sitting thinking about what I should write for my English 101 class, I noticed that I'm starting to enjoy my time in Mississippi. Don't get me wrong, I still miss my family and at times wish I could at least see them for an hour, but there are things that have changed about me. for instance my dorm has to be be clean otherwise I feel as though my whole day is going to be messy, I actually take the time to plan my day out, and I find even the smallest of things to be extremely entertaining. I guess that's what happens when you don't have anything better to do on the weekend. I find it curious how even though New York and Mississippi form part of the same country they are complete opposites.
For instance, we can't turn right on a red light, it's illegal in Brooklyn-we also cant pass the car in front of us, even if the line is dotted-Today I discovered a lizard resides in the space between my window and the fly net thing (great choice of words, I just can't think of the name), to be completely honest I didn't think lizards even lived in Mississippi. So you can only imagine my amazement when I saw it hop from branch to branch (I didn't know they lived on trees or knew how to hop). As ignorant as I might sound right about now, I must remind you the only time I came close to nature in New York was when I walked in sunset park, and I all there was to see was dogs and squirrels. It makes me feel silly if I told anyone in this school I saw a lizard they would look at me like I'm dumb. Also I have noticed I'm becoming a little bit more like my mother, which is scary in so many levels.
Yesterday I got really fed up with the way my dorm was, so I went on a cleaning spree; I cleaned the bathroom, and our room (Jessica's and mines). I did my laundry today folded all my clothes neatly put them in there place and now I feel so much better. It was really creepy seeing myself go about doing all this, I'm definitely not like that at home. Being in Mississippi and so far away from home has given some sense of maturity (I think), it's helping me grow up and be responsible for myself. Things happen for a reason, and now I find myself seeing things and acting in a positive light.
For instance, we can't turn right on a red light, it's illegal in Brooklyn-we also cant pass the car in front of us, even if the line is dotted-Today I discovered a lizard resides in the space between my window and the fly net thing (great choice of words, I just can't think of the name), to be completely honest I didn't think lizards even lived in Mississippi. So you can only imagine my amazement when I saw it hop from branch to branch (I didn't know they lived on trees or knew how to hop). As ignorant as I might sound right about now, I must remind you the only time I came close to nature in New York was when I walked in sunset park, and I all there was to see was dogs and squirrels. It makes me feel silly if I told anyone in this school I saw a lizard they would look at me like I'm dumb. Also I have noticed I'm becoming a little bit more like my mother, which is scary in so many levels.
Yesterday I got really fed up with the way my dorm was, so I went on a cleaning spree; I cleaned the bathroom, and our room (Jessica's and mines). I did my laundry today folded all my clothes neatly put them in there place and now I feel so much better. It was really creepy seeing myself go about doing all this, I'm definitely not like that at home. Being in Mississippi and so far away from home has given some sense of maturity (I think), it's helping me grow up and be responsible for myself. Things happen for a reason, and now I find myself seeing things and acting in a positive light.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Reasons
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me "what are you doing in Mississippi?", I would probably have enough money to at least pay off my debts in my student account. I guess in many ways people see a bigger reason to ask me why I traveled 1,204.57 miles to come to school, and honestly sometimes I ask myself why did I spend a whole day from airport to airport to be stuck on some campus with no one to relate or talk to. Overall there are many colleges/universities in the United States and I could have easily just have gone to one closer to home, which by the way is Brooklyn, New York. So honestly what am I doing here in Mississippi College?
That question made it's presence known my first night in Hederman Dorm 330. I grew up in a very warm environment, my parents have always cultivated in me a sense of family togetherness, so the day I had to say my goodbyes it was extremely sad, and although no one cried the scent of despair was in the air. I have always been a very independent person and I wasn't expecting my goodbyes to be so hard, but I tackled the feeling of loneliness with that of confidence and positivity. Once in Mississippi College I fell into a depression. I felt alone, I pretty much was alone, and I was ready to board the first airplane back home, but I have never really been the one to give up. I knew I had to be strong and even though I looked happy to be in school and ready to do my best I was torn.
I had to learn how to deal with this new found feeling. The only way I figured I could deal with this was to shield myself with my new friends and by going to church and praying. I felt comfort from the people in MC who were very supportive. I felt comfortable here and after a while it started feeling like home. I know it's played out to say things just felt right, but they did. So this goes back to the infamous question "what are you doing in Mississippi College?", and the answer is I don't know. Maybe it was the feeling of peace I got when I first toured this campus, or the fact that I'm beginning to call this place home, But I know that whatever the reason may be I'm happy to form a part of MC.
That question made it's presence known my first night in Hederman Dorm 330. I grew up in a very warm environment, my parents have always cultivated in me a sense of family togetherness, so the day I had to say my goodbyes it was extremely sad, and although no one cried the scent of despair was in the air. I have always been a very independent person and I wasn't expecting my goodbyes to be so hard, but I tackled the feeling of loneliness with that of confidence and positivity. Once in Mississippi College I fell into a depression. I felt alone, I pretty much was alone, and I was ready to board the first airplane back home, but I have never really been the one to give up. I knew I had to be strong and even though I looked happy to be in school and ready to do my best I was torn.
I had to learn how to deal with this new found feeling. The only way I figured I could deal with this was to shield myself with my new friends and by going to church and praying. I felt comfort from the people in MC who were very supportive. I felt comfortable here and after a while it started feeling like home. I know it's played out to say things just felt right, but they did. So this goes back to the infamous question "what are you doing in Mississippi College?", and the answer is I don't know. Maybe it was the feeling of peace I got when I first toured this campus, or the fact that I'm beginning to call this place home, But I know that whatever the reason may be I'm happy to form a part of MC.
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