This Time Last Year (Incoming Freshman)

It's crazy, this exact night one year ago was when I slept in my bed, in my own room one last time before I moved out to San Jose. I was excited and nervous as hell. Had all my belongings packed up and ready to move out the next morning. I don't even think I could have slept that easily, that's how anticipated I was for moving out. I remember pulling out my driveway that next morning, with my car full of my stuff, and driving off. I knew from that point on, my life was going to be moving in a whole different direction. I left behind my life in San Leandro and opened my new chapter to San Jose. I know it's not that far, but any distance away from home for some time will change things. Sadly, my ties to home eventually faded and many of my friends became acquaintances and the times we had became old memories.

I remember pulling up to the campus, SJSU. I got to my room and dropped my bags. I arrived. A lil' Asian boy taking his first steps to his new life. I literally came with no one. No one in particular at least. I was all alone. I knew I had to pretty much start all over with my foundations in my soon to be friendships. I really didn't know where to start. I really thought college was going to be something where I would always walk around never knowing anyone to say wassup to.

Luckily, I feel like I was blessed to have met the people I have. Now it seems like I can't walk around campus without seeing someone I know. I would've never thought it would've been like that. It felt like everything just fell into my lap luckily and my road to where I am now was paved out in cement for me.

College so far has been a great journey. I met tons of great people already, and gained many life lasting relationships between my brothers of Delta Sigma Phi.

What's crazy is it has been pretty opposite of what I expected. Like I said, I expected to be some small ass fish in a big ass pond around campus, but it didn't turn out that way.

I thought I would have been eventually hanging out with groups of nothing but Asians, turns out the group I hang out with are nothing but diverse.

I met tons of great girls, but there were actually only a few that made me consider actually pursuing. Unfortunately, I eventually ended up in the same position I was in last year, seeing no potentials.

Overall, I've come a long ass way from a new freshman knowing no one, to the guy I am today. It's just crazy how exactly one year can change so much.

I typed this up because school is literally right around the corner (3 days from this date) and I can't help but remember how this was last year for me. In fact, I'm still excited and nervous about what this year has to offer, but I'm ready for it. I can't wait really.

I just wanted to type this up, not only to remember how this all started, but because I know many people will be the new freshman of other colleges soon, beginning their new lives. I just wanna tell you guys that everything's going to be fine and that it's perfectly normal to feel afraid/nervous/or alone in the first days. Just settle in, and embrace it! Embrace and enjoy your new journeys. Meet new friends! Welcome to college!

And on the other side, to the new Seniors of this year in high school, have damn fun with it, it's your year now and you damn well deserve it. You earned it and high school's almost over! Woo hoo!

Yeah I'm talking too much now, to cut this I just wanna say I feel truly thankful and humble for the people I have by my side today. I love you guys.

I know it seems cliche but this Drake line really applies right about now:
"I know way too many people here right now that I didn't know last year, who the F are yall?"


Well then, to another year of college!

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