Great Expectations
Like many individuals, I have been generally frightened of change all my life. I tend to stick with what is comfortable, what I know. When I go to restaurants, I order the same dish. When I listen to my ipod, I blast the same songs. I surround myself with people I know and who know me. This is all fairly typical of individuals. We want to remain comfortable, safe, loved. Yet, in remaining comfortable in the past, I have realized that I have missed out on so much. So many what ifs, so many unanswered questions.
When I entered Allegheny, I forced myself out of my comfort zone both personally and academically. I decided to study abroad in England because I wanted to further grow and change as a person. I just the 4 weeks that I have been here, I have met really interesting people, climbed a mountain, travelled to London by myself, gone paintballing, learned the basics of pool, laughed with my friends, cried on their shoulders and had them cry on mine. Basically, while I am here, I want to suck the marrow out of life, just as Henry David Thoreau taught us. I want to continue to push myself to explore the world around me, embrace change, and learn more.