Outside the Box

It's interesting to me how no one has chosen to talk about anything other than writing assignments and their first week. Perhaps as a sophomore, the intensity of the first week is lost now. I remember my first week at Arizona State last year.. I was scared shitless. It was pretty close to a thousand degrees every day and all I could do was miss my family, friends, girlfriend, etc. I couldn't believe that I had voluntarily chosen to drag myself out in the middle of desert to go to some subpar "party school" where I didn't know a damn person anyway. Throughout that semester I came to make some of the best friends I ever made in my life and now sometimes I wonder if I made the right choice coming back. I'm doing extraordinarily well here, 2 jobs, 2 campaigns, great relationships with family and friends, but I can't help but miss the thrill of uncertainty that ASU brought.

That's my message for everyone in this class, all the freshman, especially the out of state. When you become accustomed to a certain way of life, and then you go and meet all these people who are accustomed to a life a bit different than you are, you start to feel alone. You might feel like you can't connect to anyone right now. That first semester for me was almost a replica of High school in a way. I had to kind of weed through some people that were fake or self absorbed before I arrived at some great friendships with some of the best people I've ever met. Those people are out there, and you will find them. The few best friends I have now are people I could trust with my life. I don't have many close friends, maybe 3-5... But that's because I refused to keep people who influenced my life negatively around... And at this point in my life, I'm pretty happy, so stick with it freshies. I know this is a tough time for a lot of you, it's our first shot at independence and the first steps of the rest of our lives... But you'll find yourself quickly through this time, as well as other people like yourself. It's just starting to get good. Enjoy yourselves and remember GO BRONCOS.