CHANGE, CHANGE, MORE CHANGE

Change has never been a good friend of mine. I am the kind of person who will order the same food over and over again at a restaurant.  I will always go the same way home when I am driving even if it would be faster going the other way. I wish I was the type of person who can deal with change easily. It makes life a lot easier if you can adapt to a situation quickly. For me, the biggest change in my life will be happening when I go to college. I’ll have to get used to not seeing the same people everyday. In September, I will have a roommate that I have never met before. It is strange because my senior year has finally been the time I have felt grounded and happy with the people around me. Now I feel like it is going to be a huge 180 when I go to UD. Not everything will be different, but it will feel different enough. Although I am apprehensive about all this change, I know it will be good for me. In college, I want to branch out and find new friends. I feel that there are so many different types of people that I don't even know about. Sticking with the same group of people has made it difficult to find new people to associate with. Hopefully I will be able to become good friends with my roommate. Maybe I won't. Whatever happens, I know that I will still have local friends I can come back to. Not only do I want to meet new people, I also want to find some new interests and finally pursue old ones. Only three years ago, I started to pick up on drawing. Because of school, I never had enough time to fully dedicate myself to improving my art. In college, I hopefully will have enough free time and less stress on random homework assignments. I also want to continue playing the trumpet. I have been playing the trumpet for about 8 years and it would be a shame to stop playing. Recently, I had my last band concert and it made me really sad thinking I will not  be apart of a concert band anymore. Hopefully I can be apart of the marching band. I am also open to some new interests and hobbies. Maybe I can pick up on knitting or go to a bunch of concerts I've always wanted to go to. Another change I am ready to see is a whole new environment. Of course, I will only be a little ways away from my house and I also grew up on Main Street. However, it will be a change of pace for the type of classes and the place I'm going to live at. Although it will be difficult at first to adapt to, I know in the end I will be fine. Change needs to happen in everyone’s life in order to have growth.