While awaiting my time to come to BYU, I was super nervous and slowly, as the time came closer, excitement began to appear in my emotions. Being in a new environment a billion times larger than my high school and with thousands of people I didn't know really put me on edge. However, as the semester has gone by, I've found myself learning how to keep myself busy and to forget the inadequacy I feel every day. One thing that I've learned is how much I appreciate my family and how much I love my mom and my dad. The odd thing about this is I am still living at home so I basically still get to see them all the time. I get to see everyone learn how to be independent on campus: cooking for themselves, managing their own time, studying, etc. I also get the chance to learn how to be an independent learner here but I also get to go home everyday which makes me so happy. I've realized that I need an avenue to let out my stress and the pressure put on me every day and that is how I do it.
Oddly enough, I don't think my semester will get a lot more intense than it is right now. Somehow, a lot of my classes do not have finals during finals week so I don't have a lot of finals to study for. That being said, I've had to find a new purpose to studying. Through all my classes, I've realized that I learn to become a more rounded person and not to show how well I can do on a test. This also gives me the perspective (along with countless conversations with my parents) that time really never and shouldn't ever be wasted. Every class I take and everything I learn contributes to my future ability to make an impact in the world.
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