REFLECTION

                        

I had always imagined how my first days at University would be like, I knew that it would not be easy at all. At the end I finally experienced it and it all seemed like a dream coming true. My first day at the University was not a good day at all, the environment was too awkward for me and the food was not like a home cooked meal I never enjoyed it, that’s when the idea that I’m indeed away from home started kicking so hard in my heard. At first the idea that I’m going to University made me happy but finding out that the university is situated at a rural area really got to me because I knew that being stacked in rural areas is not so cool and we always behind with everything that’s happening around the world.

Reality started taking place when we started orientations, I really felt like I don’t belong here, I felt more like an outsider surrounded by strangers. It took me a while to make friends I was so reserved the first few days, I did not want anything to do that included friends, I wanted to get past what I was feeling alone. I started making friends after a week and I started feeling like I’m home and I felt wanted and belonging. When classes began I felt too much pressure and felt like I could not make it because I could not understand what was really expected of me or what to do in order to do the tasks assigned to me. It all began to be easy after two weeks and the fact that I’m familiar with social networks and how to use technological staffs made me to adapt easily.

University life is not difficult like everyone says it is. I overcame the situation and now I’m doing just fine, I feel like I have been here long enough and I get along with everyone. The friends I befriended the first week after my arrival are still my friends today, we getting along very well. The fear I had about not making it academically I overcame it also because I passed all my modules for the first semester, I did very well than I expected. My life at university is perfect everything is going into place nothing is missing. Sometimes I do miss home as there’s no place like home but this place does feel like “home away from home” now. I’m used to everything even the “food”. So far I’m doing very well, I adapted so well.

I came here with one reason and aim and that’s to get my Bed degree in foundation phase after four years and that’s what I’m planning to return back home with nothing more. I wish to do well in all my modules and have good academic records through the entire four years. I would like to make my four years the most memorable years that I would be proud of one day. I’m still paving my way to a better stay at university and to a better future.