Things you learn when you move hundreds of miles away from home & go to college
- haileybunde
- Apr 12, 2017
- 3 min read
I took this picture senior year. It’s crazy to think where I am now, but I’m glad I took the leap of faith that led me here to TCU.
Your mom really does know everything and, unlike other people, she won’t think you’re stupid for asking stupid questions. Just call her.
Nobody is perfect.
Notice the people who make an active effort to remain in your life.
Thank your parents for everything they do for you because then you’ll have to do it yourself and laundry & cleaning sucks.
Allow yourself to change.
Eating out is so much better than the cafeteria or a frozen meal.
Nothing like being thrown into college to make you really consider your values and beliefs!
There are people you haven’t met yet that you didn’t even know you needed in your life. Some may be from Austin or Kansas City or Chicago or Alabama, and some may have only been an hour away this whole time.
You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone, aka Hart Dance Academy.
There really is such a thing as crying too much, and you’ll discover that first semester of college!
Be really careful about what you get your heart set on.
When you move away you begin to have two different ‘homes.’ My home will always be Lincoln but I’ve found another home in Fort Worth, surrounded by other people I love.
You’ll miss your boyfriend, but it’s worth it for you to be at TCU, it’s worth it for him to be at UNL, and it’s worth it for y’all to still be together.
Just try to be nice to people and do what makes you feel genuinely fulfilled and happy, that’s all that matters
Worrying about something doesn’t change anything.
No one cares if ya drink, no one cares if ya don’t drink.
Lincoln, Nebraska is the best town in the whole world!
Just because you can go to bed whatever time you want, do whatever you want, and eat whatever you want, doesn’t mean you should go to bed whatever time you want, do whatever you want, and eat whatever you want.
I love spending time by myself and there is nothing wrong with that!!
It really is insane how much I have learned about myself this past school year. I think I’ve learned more about myself in the past eight months than I learned about myself the entire first eighteen years of my life. I would 100% recommend going away to college if you can, because it’ll be challenging and hard but it will also be incredibly rewarding and humbling! I’ve begun to love every single moment of my time at TCU, and can’t wait to see how much I grow and change and learn these next few years.
I think when I was in high school, I think I was under the impression that I should never change, and that was a sign of being strong in my beliefs. Now, I know that I am not supposed to be the same person my whole life! And as long as I am genuinely proud of how I am changing, then I should welcome and embrace change.
Basically this whole post is me saying how much I love college and how much I am changing and how excited I am for what’s to come!
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” // Philippians 1:6
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