Truly Blessed

I've reflected over this past year a lot and I can't tell you enough how I have been truly blessed! Transfering is a tough thing to do and I've done it twice now. So my advice is to never do it in the middle of the year (In January) and whatever school you are at your sophomore year, stay there. I did not follow this at all and it would have been easier if I would have but I made it through. Coming to USF has made me a better person and help me to be myself and know who that is. I wasn't even sure if I wanted to transfer. I was scared to tell my mom because transfering can be a pain in the butt. I did it though! I was welcomed right away and I got involved and was with people that were already involved and invited me to come along too. It was tough to balance meeting new people and still hanging and spending time with my already established friends! It was tough at first but I have amazing friends who are willing to listen to my concerns and then ready to work them out with me! So we got through it! It was also tough when I didn't have the greatest rooming situation and we didn't always agree. It made me crabby. But then I moved buildings and got a new roommate and life was good again! And we both transfered from the same place so we were able to relate a lot. The semester started off great with the musical I was in and i met a lot of amazing people through it! I also started playing in the Wind Ensemble, which help me to get to know even more people! I love people so this was great for me! It started to get nice out and many of us would go and play frisbee and volleyball. The patience those people had for me, learning how to throw a darn frisbee was great! It sure takes a lot of practice. The friendships I developed couldn't be better! They don't care what your background is but look at what you can become and the potential! My old and new friends have also been amazing at being there for me when I had family issues and didn't know how to handle them or react. They alwasy assured that everything would be alright and God would help me through. I don't know if I could have gotten through this if I would have been anywhere else. My friends have been amazing and I'm excited for all of our friendships to continue and grow and I can't wait to see what God has in store for me next year and them too!