As I was deciding how to start this post off, I noticed a tiny spider crawling on my shirt. I'm fine with these little guys as long as they aren't on my skin, so I calmly watched him crawl his way along the hem of my shirt, and all of the sudden, he jumped on my hand! I let out a little shriek, the kind you hear when you accidentally step on your dog, and flung it off of me. My younger brother, Max, came over and squished the poor little guy. Long story short: thank you, Mr. Spider, for giving me an intro to my post.
Anyways, A couple days ago I got an E-mail from my college's housing department saying that room assignments were posted online. As you can imagine I was beside myself with excitement! I went straight to MyBiola to find out where I'll be living and who I'll be rooming with for the next year of my life! I will be residing in the dorm of my choice, on the top floor! I chose this dorm because it has a sink in the room and that will make life with contacts so much easier. Plus, it's one of the older dorms on campus so it's a lot cheaper than some of the other ones. Score! It's a co-ed dorm, but males and females are in different sections, sharing the kitchens and laundry rooms on each floor. I also found out who my roommate is! We've been in contact and I feel like we connected right away! Her name is Ashlynn, and from what I can tell, we have the same kind of personality. We have a lot in common: she's from a small town, she loves the beach, she has a 15 year old brother, she loves to do random, fun, out-there stuff, she wants to go skydiving, she's still 17, she hates the label "boyfriend", she loves Disney, her parents aren't letting her take a car either, and of course, she loves God. I can already tell we'll be having lots of fun, crazy adventures! And as I write this, I can't help thinking that I can't wait to meet her in person, and then look back on this post and add to the list.
I cannot wait for college!!! You may not know a lot about where I'm going, or how I chose Biola, so let me enlighten you.
Biola is a private Christian university, Biola stands for Bible Institute of Los Angeles. The campus was located in L.A., but because of expansion, has moved to La Mirada. It is such a wonderful school. I visited the campus my junior year, and it is beautiful. I sat in on a class, and the professor was genuine and friendly, and the class was very welcoming to me. There is a 14:1 student/teacher ratio, which is great! Everyone on campus was so welcoming, and warm. The vibe was like, totally chill, ya know? (I'm practicing So Cal lingo.)
I chose Biola because God called me to it. He made the decision for me when I didn't get accepted into any of the four other colleges I applied to... and I'm an above average student here, so he obviously had some hand in that. (At least, that's what I tell myself.)
I'm so excited to get out of this town and experience life on my own! I know I will miss my family like crazy, but I can Skype, call, and text them all the time. Everyone tells me that they remember being my age and being as excited as I am.
I just can't wait to start this new chapter in my life, and hopefully, you guys will read along with me:)
"Who can't relate to the idea of leaving one chapter behind and moving on to the next?" Mike Shinoda
-Grace
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