Arriving here was exciting but also nerve racking. We were ruled by the HK members for 2 weeks and I felt that instead of coming to the freedom of varsity I was trapped under the system of 'Jool', a traditional, government school-ish initiation process that lasts 14 nights. Anyway I managed to come out of it alive. Having only to battle with tonsillitis and conjunctivitis - not the greatest 'itis' combo, and extreme lack of sleep.
After Jool came lectures. I remember being overly excited by all the knowledge we were given! All these interesting relevant facts contrasted hugely to the shitty stuff we were forced to learn at school. I GOT INTO THE SWING OF THINGS (oops pressed caps lock) slowly, I was able to get all my tasks done but found it hard to get rid of nerves and angst. I suppose it was the new environment and all my drama year being Afrikaans, but it took me about 2 months to finally relax and ENJOY University.
I now can honestly say that Uni is FANTASTIC. Especially Stellenbosch in general. Being away from home has forced me to grow the eff up! I now take responsibility for everything that I do. If I eat out of a bowl i must wash the bowl and put it back on the shelf. All that.
I have met some amazing people, I have learned to like Afrikaans people, I have found the perfect running route and I am able to drive to crazy Cape Town. I no longer feel as though I need to fit in. People here are whoever they want to be and there are no queen bees or intimidating men, really. If I see a jock who thinks he is 'all that' i simply ignore them. It works well.
And these exams have been absolutely wonderful. I have had so much time to study, read, watch movies, party and MAKE A BLOG! I am very excited to going home, a break is always needed but I will be keen to get back here. Get back to my new life and back to creating my future! :)
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