Living On My Own

I learned how to be a college freshman living on my own a semester ago. For some students living on their own could be painful or pleasurable but for me it was both. This experience has helped me be a more mature person as well as responsible one. Once I knew how to live with almost any assistance from my parents that is when knew that I could live on my own.


It was fall of 2007 when I moved in to my dorm. I was alone. I was disappointed because I didn’t have any roommates. Sooner or later not having roommates was a positive thing because I didn’t have anyone to bother me. It was painful getting adjusted to the environment of an all girl school but I knew that is what I had to do in order to get my education. It was painful not having my mother around waking me up and taking me to school because in the car ride to school was the only time we had to talk and now it seems that I never see her or talk to her. Living on my own does have its pleasurable moment. I didn’t have a curfew anymore meaning I could come whenever I wanted. I didn’t have parent always on my back about helping them out at the house. Another pleasurable moment that I experienced was that I had more time to study and get a lot of things done. Back home I didn’t have anywhere to study or simple a quiet place. Learning to live without my parents has made me more mature and I am proud of my self for that.


I couldn’t believe how hard it has been to manage my time but time management one is thing I learned last semester. I was overwhelmed with all the things that I needed to do that sometimes I just felt like quitting. I couldn’t take all the pressure of getting good grade. It was painful to see myself struggling on my own. I then found out that I was not alone. There was hope for me. I could go to the Learning Resource Center at my school and get help. Sooner or later I started learning that there was a lot of help out there and that I was not impossible for me to fail. It was pleasurable when I saw myself the honor roll list. Knowing that I made the honor roll made me feel like I was responsible enough to be living on my own.


I have grown a lot as person from both my pleasurable and painful moments that I have had last semester. For a moment in my life I didn’t think I was going to see myself succeed in college. Some how put myself together and because a mature and responsible student. Thanks to my first semester in college I now know what my priorities are and I will never surrender. I feel strong as person knowing that nothing can stop me.