Snowboarding...

Snow has started to fall, and the roads have become roller rink for drivers to test their skill at driving. While those young teenagers like myself, enjoy the increased chances of drifting and sliding sideways down the street. I have always thought of winter as my reese for the year. Just like in school when the teachers would let us go outside and play away from the school work and learning going on inside. That's how winter is like in my eyes. The excitement and laughter that goes without questioned during these few short months. 

Whether it takes place up top a big hill, like Apple Mountain or down a back-road that hasn't been cleared of snow. I make every moment full of unforgettable memories. It finds a way of keeping me warm inside and anxious to do it all over again the next year. 

For the first time I went snowboarding last year and I was always interested in going, but had no-one to take me. Eventually I found the right group of friends that enjoyed it and had been going for the last few years. It had truly been a long time since I had felt butterflies in my stomach and it was refreshing to feel them again. 

After many hours of practicing on the bunny-hill, I thought it was time to attempt the big mountain. Once I had told my friends that I wanted to, they wouldn't let me back out of it. For that I thank them, simply because it completely changed how much fun I was having forever. 

As we approached the sky lift, I instantly got a rush of butterflies in my stomach and they lasted the entire ride up the mountain. Once we had arrived it took only a few seconds before I decided to go down the mountain. Only after I took a good look around at the beautiful scenery, and vast distance that could be seen from the top of the mountain. It was time for the journey down the mountain and I was so excited! It went so fast that I had to continually go back up to enjoy the rush over and over again. The smile, joy and rush of the refreshing air hasn't left my mind since I walked of the mountain. I can only wait for the mountains to reopen and my excitement to renewed.

Preparing for Exams...

All students fears the end of each term because final exams are to be had, and knowledge that has been learned all year is tested to prove if you learned the material. For many it means many sleepless nights and hours of brain crushing studying. It was something that I wasn't looking forward to. 

I was never one to study in high school because everything came easy and if anything a five minute refresher was all that was need before a test. People always complain about those kids that can pass test with little studying while they were expect to study really hard to get the grades they could. 

I never understood why they were so envious because it has only ever hurt me. I know have to learn the ways of studying like they mastered in high school, many years before college. Would I go back and learn those ways sooner, possibly. Though there is no way of doing that now because I am already here in the present and there isn't time to relive the past. 

This week of exams is going to be an experience to prove whether I have learned how to study properly and what ways I will have to change for next semester. 

Adjusting my Schedule...

Everything wasn't simple at the beginning because I never really had a set sleep pattern or way of doing my homework. Though when college came around that was all changing whether I was willing or not. Was it hard to get use to in the beginning? "yes!" 

As time passed and the forced habit was endured the easier it became. Staying up late and getting little sleep was a way of life and I couldn't change that if I want to learn the material I need to succeed. Having someone to be there through it made the time more enjoyable. 

One big thing I learned for the next semester is to organize my class better. I thought college would be only a couple days a week, but I set my classes up really bad and had class everyday of the week. Just like high school even though I vowed never to do that. I blame it completely on my dislike for delta and lack of plans to attend there. Which means when I was forced to attend Delta, instead of Central Michigan. I was behind on the class scheduling and most of the good times for classes were taking. Resulting in my bad schedule. 

My next semester will be a lot better then this because I am more aware of when the registration is and how to plan better for my classes. Allowing for more time to study and spend less time on the road driving. Wasting less money that is unnecessary. 

Making Friends...

The first day of college came as  a surprise to me, when I arrived for my first class. As I was walking down the hallway I ran into a fellow classmate that was attending college like I was. I found it a bit bizarre that he was waiting outside the same class I was. Whether he was there for another friend to get done with their class or was he taking mine. Then, I asked and sure enough he was taking the same class as I was. 

Knowing that the entire semester I was going to be taking a class with a kid from high school was going to make this first semester a little less nerve wrecking and more enjoyable. A bit of background history about the two of use, is that we never really talked to each other until senior year. Not because we had a problem with one another, we simple were in different social groups in high school. Though through my accident of breaking my arm I was forced to join bowling my senior year instead of basketball like I had in the past. 

I got to know his passion for bowling, which was a stepping stone in becoming friends in college. It has come as a complete benefit to both of us, for the reason of college being a bit more difficult then high school ever was. I am glad to know that we have become friends through college. A quote from him is that, "good friends are discovered through college." Which is very true, since we hangout almost everyday of the week whether we are bowling or study for a chemistry exam. This friendship couldn't have come at a better time in my life.