The past months have flown by and it feels so crazy to think that my first semester at college is almost over. I am so excited to go home to Rhode Island and see how all of my friends' first semesters went. I talk to my best friends about once a week, and I know that once we are together again it will feel like old times, but at the same time I am sure we have all changed and grown up a little bit.
I know that I have grown up in a few ways, I notice it in myself. I think that I have become a lot more patient with people. I listen and think before I speak. Back in high school I would be very quit to disagree with people, and I pretty much enjoyed confrontation. I always had to have things go my way, and if they didn't I would be a brat. After coming to college and meeting so many different people, I feel like I have become a more amicable person. I enjoy listening to others opinions, and I do not jump to disagree with them.
I also have become more aware of my existence here in Hawaii. I remind myself constantly how lucky I am to be here. Here at college, here in Hawai'i and here in this world. I want to take advantage of what has been put in front of me. I want to be actively involved in my environment. I want to be remembered.
I guess that is probably the one thing in me that hasn't changed.
