Reflection Since Becoming a Jag
Since my time being here at South Alabama, I feel like I have grown as a person exponentially. When I came to college in August, I was afraid to reach out and meet new people and was afraid of the unknown. I had no idea how to make new friends and recreate myself in a totally new area. At home I have had the same friend group since middle school, so when my friends are a range of 6 to 18 hours away, I knew it was time for a change. However, I never knew exactly how much of a change I would make. I met my roommate once before coming to college, she is also from Chicago so I felt like I sort of knew someone. She is the first person that I began to open up to at college, because I felt like she could understand exactly what I was going through, without needing to explain everything. College is a hard time for some student in the beginning because of this fear of the unknown. I am so thankful that she is someone that I opened up to, she has changed me in the best way possibles and ...