Baby, Take Your Bow

I have completed my first year of college. Wow, I am growing up.

I find myself trapped in a dichotomy concerning my age and how I feel. One the one hand, I feel so young, only being a freshman, well, now a sophomore. I don't have that many real responsibilities. On the other hand, I feel like this year really stretched me emotionally, perhaps beyond what someone my age should have to feel. Oh well, I made it through, thanks be to God!

Reflections? Sure, I learned some stuff...
*Don't be too hasty to place people in categories. I don't know what they've endured in life.
*Everyone does not have to agree with me.
*Be tolerant, but not to the extent that I lose my sense of truth.
*No matter how impossible a situation seems, God will pull me through it (I knew this, but it can't hurt to have it reiterated).
*This is thanks to Vanessa: Find the humanity in your character. And in all people.
*I have to demand some things for myself, they're not just granted.
*I need to always be open to altering what I think about things, as long as my fundamental beliefs remain intact.
*No matter what else may become "home," home is always home, and family is always family.

Then there are the less deep things I learned...
*The proscenium arch is the name for that huge arch on the stage.
*It is best if you can avoid having three different rooms in one year.
*Cafeteria food is bad, even at college.
*It is possible to live out of your laundry hamper over Christmas break.
*Midnight runs to Wal-Mart for mistletoe are awesome.
*Some people did not grow up with musicals and family members who burst into song. Who knew?
*Keep your laptop away from drunk people (especially people who fall down a lot when they're drunk).
*You can get from third floor of Miege Hall to third floor of St. Mary Hall, using only the stairs, in four minutes if you walk as fast as me.
*A frisbee can be an alternative to divorce.

I hope I learn a lot more deep stuff next year...