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bakerlooline

LJ Idol - Season 8, Week 2

Oct 29, 2011 12:13

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vampedvixen October 29 2011, 18:12:13 UTC

This one ends with such a positive note! This piece makes me really understand what it's like to go away to college. I never did that and from the outside it look like such an adventure.. but you described here (and brilliantly!) how scary it can be. I can also relate to that feeling of finally being accepted and claimed as one of the group's own. That really is one of the best feelings in the world. Thank you for this piece. It really adds something special to this week's contest!

bakerlooline October 29 2011, 18:26:10 UTC

I'm glad I could intimate just how terrified I was that day. thanks for the kind words, and for taking the time to read!

zeitgeistic October 29 2011, 19:30:58 UTC

I started college close to home, so I never got that going-away-to-college anxiety, but I did just move across the country to finish college this past December, and I know that anxious feeling well. I'm glad things turned out okay for you!

bakerlooline October 30 2011, 20:52:07 UTC

it took almost my whole first semester, but I did eventually find my niche. thankfully!

thanks for reading :)

greeneyes_____ October 29 2011, 21:27:06 UTC

I know so many people that have a hard time adjusting to new places once they go away to college, so I'm glad you found a good group of friends to start you off. That first night always sets the tone.

Really well-written piece! I enjoyed reading it.

bakerlooline October 30 2011, 20:53:32 UTC

luckily the older students in my res made a great effort to make us new kids feel welcome. it was still a steep learning curve to learn that kind of independence, but I think that community was the best one I could've been in to get used to living away from home for the first time.

thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

noodledays October 30 2011, 00:00:38 UTC

so heartwarming - thank goodness for those welcoming, friendly souls who can help us like that. :)

bakerlooline October 30 2011, 20:54:08 UTC

they are the kindest people! I'm still grateful to them, as you can tell from this post I suppose.

thanks for reading!

noodledays October 30 2011, 20:55:52 UTC

I tend to stay grateful to those people a long time too. :D

from_the_pit October 30 2011, 04:58:13 UTC

The first time you leave home is so hard!

bakerlooline October 30 2011, 20:54:51 UTC

definitely! full of so many hurdles you don't even think about when you're packing clothes and thinking about towels and bedsheets.

thanks for reading :)