07.29.07
shades of green
July 29, 2007
We just had meeting with ALMAP officers and their adviser today. Natuwa naman ako:) I just missed mingling with people outside the campus. Sakit ko na yun, since high school I got used to meeting students from other institutions, and I have found pleasure in it. I always get excited during inter-institutional/inter-school activities especially when I get to travel and to compete. The officers presented some of the planned activities and I can’t help feeling excited. I know that I am the type of the student who always wants exposure. There are more important things that we get to learn from interacting with different types of people than we do from confining ourselves within the four corners of the classroom. That is my stance. As far as I can remember, that was the content of my extemporaneous speech when I was in third year, HS. That was the same lesson instilled in me by my mentors way back in high school.
Here comes the big difference between high school and college. A student is well-guided during high school years especially when enrolled in a Catholic school. I grew up that way. And lately, without so much warning, I realized that in order to continue growing up throughout college, it is a must that I learn to stand on my own feet. For no one is coming to rescue me. Everybody in college minds his or her own business and lives his or her own life. Too much freedom there is. When one won’t set and keep things straight, he or she will really lose his or her track. When one enters college, to be responsible is always one of the choices. Too much freedom there is. Growth isn’t solely nature’s job.
