Ah, not a Freshman anymore.

I went to work in the office yesterday and Sharon tells me that she thought I was a Junior all this time and forgot that I am already a Senior this year. We were talking about how I started working in the office for the first time during the summer of my Freshman year. She said, "Do you remember how you were when you first came into the office to apply for this job?" I remember it very very clearly. I was so lost and nervous for my mini-interview. I didn't know what to say. I didn't know what kind of small talk and questions that I should expect. When I finally realized I got the job, it was mind-blowing. haha.

I met many of the new international students just recently (when I say met, actually it means I was in the same location as them but did not necessarily talk to them, haha). Anyway, when I looked at them, I remember how I used to be in their shoes. Uncertain about how my future in Miami was going to be, whether the friends I made would stay by me throughout my four years in college, will I actually be smart enough to stay in an American college and actually do well in it! I mean, I imagine that's what they would be thinking because that's what was running through my head the whole time throughout the year.

Things are so different this year compared to last year, or the year before that or of course Freshman year! I'm staying in a new apartment this year with an additional new roommate. I'm actually taking senior-level classes now which honestly, I still can't believe I'm doing it. Honestly, I think I'm getting better with dealing with change. But it doesn't mean that change doesn't bother me at all. People say that the friends you end up making in Freshman year will not necessarily stick with you throughout your college years. I'm lucky that the people that pulled me through throughout my first year have stuck by me until now. Annie, Hui hui, Joliana, Dong... you guys mean the world to me. And I'm so lucky to still be able to link arms with you the way I always do.