The LAST Passion Blog

Is this real life? Is freshman year of college really ending right now? How did this happen? It seems like just yesterday my parents were moving me in to this dorm room, and this dorm room felt way too empty, colorless, and not enough like home. Now, I call this little room my home (away from home). During move-in day, my mom kept organizing my clothes and other belongings (even though I was perfectly capable of doing it myself) just so she didn’t have to leave me too soon. For a while, she even called me once each day to see how I was doing, but now she barely calls me once a week. It seems like just yesterday, I went to my first NRT audition, or my THON interview. Now, this weekend I’ll be performing in my second show! The people of NRT and my THON committee that I met at the beginning of the year and made some awkward small talk with in order to avoid awkward silence are now some of my really good friends. Just wow. College is going so fast. I’m not ready for the next three years to go this quickly. I can’t believe all that’s happened this year. Before coming here, I had so many fears and anxieties. I worried about making new friends, getting too homesick, facing rejection from any/all theater endeavors. I feel really lucky to be able to say that all of those fears and anxieties are at ease. I wouldn’t change a single thing about my first year here at Penn State. I’m really glad I came here. It was the right fit for me. The people I’ve made friends with are all so wonderful. This year is full of great memories involving all of them. Oh Penn State, thanks for being awesome.