¡Es viernes, es viernes, es viernes la día mejor!
This week is finaaaaaaaallly over and I am so excited– I feel like I was just constantly on the struggle bus this past week, I got sick on Sunday night and had a lot of stuff to do so that wasn’t the best combination but all is well that ends well right?
I feel like I have now gotten a great friend group that doubles as my support group, it is actually been such a relief and really helpful. I have made some great friends in my classes and I am really close with everyone on my floor which is super nice because I feel like I can ask them for advice/help about a lot of things and we are always there to support one and other and just hang out and eat food together.
When I have needed help this semester whether it be socially/academically I have really turned to the girls on my floor for help. Academically I turned to the girls in my floor or people I am friends with in my classes– I haven’t had a lot of struggles in this area so far but it’s nice to have the back-up if need be. Socially, I have turned to my sister, my best friend,some close friends here and my mom for advice which is relatively normal. I have always been really close with my best friend and my mom and I can talk to them about most everything which was true in high school and my sister and I have been talking a lot more since I’ve been in Eugene which has been really helpful especially because she went to UO as well so it’s like having an insider connection.
Personally I feel like help– social and academic, was easier to find at my high school and at my house. This is because I went to a pretty small high school ((650 girls in total) and all the teachers/counselors were really hands on and understanding . They were all were really approachable and it was just easier for me to go up and ask them for help. Here, it is a big school, so its been somewhat of an adjustment and I can feel like it can be easy to be get lost in the crowd here somewhat. But I also understand that the professors and GTFS are here to help but you just have to take the first step. Also, at my house I was really close with my parents– my mom especially and they were always there if I needed to rant about my friends or ask questions about my homework and stuff like that. I think there’s just an adjustment period.