Day 57: College Bound

After a day with my family in the city outside my college, it was time to return to college. My family drove me up the mountain where my college resides and helped me unpack the car. Tearful goodbyes were said and wisdom was given, before my family departed for home once more and I was left to my own devices.

Immediately I unpacked and went for a walk out on the mountain trails to break in the new hiking boots I had purchased specifically for these mountain trails. It was nice to be back on my Mountain trails and to see old friends in brooks and trees. My leisurely walk took me about 6.81 miles (10.9 km). After my daily trek was done I finished moving into my room and decorating, before I sat down to read some more Tolkien.

While it is sad to see my family go, it is nice to be back in college. It’s nice to see friends again and get back to studying. However, I’m still not quite sure if I am ready for the adventure of college. I am certainly more prepared now than I was last year when I embarked on this four years journey. Still, there is so much to learn and so many things to do and put up.

One thing is certain, I had quite forgotten how loud college can be. Within minutes of moving in to my room, the music of my friends across the hall began blaring. Word cannot describe how much I loathe heavy metal. And then there is the constant demand to socialize and get out of your dorm room to participate in society at large. Sometimes I succeed at this, usually I fail miserably. However, failure is just another step in the journey.

I wonder if this is similar to how the hobbits felt when leaving their home for adventures unknown. I know much of my experience differs from the hobbits since I do not go forward into mortal peril, uncertain whether or not I will lay eyes on my home again. After all, my family is but a phone call away and I am allowed to make the trek back home periodically. But still, there is a similarity in leaving my home for the unknown, just as the hobbits did early on in their adventure.

So for now, I am happy to be back but am also scared at the prospect of continuing the journey. Home is behind and the world is ahead, all that is now left to me is how I walk this road and conquer this adventure.

Home is behind and the world ahead,
~ Daisy Buttons