For every young adult it is our dream to leave home and experience our newly found freedom. Many of us know this place as University-a learning institute that is a gateway passage to higher qualifications to set us up for the boring 9 to 5 job that will pay for a borrowed life. But university can also be a personal experience to find a better version of yourself or it could be the worst version. We have created an entire image in our mind of what varsity would be like afternoon classes, hot boys, epic parties a whole timeline to reminisce about in our 30s.Staring varsity at 21 is oh not so glamorous as I imagined , I am more exhausted than I was in high school and everything I do comes back like a boomerang something my mom used to call ‘’taking responsibility’’ .
The realities of being a student is that I am more than 200 kilometres away from home ,that annoying lady who used to nag me every morning isn’t here ,I mean that’s awesome right waking up at any time my body desires until I missed a surprise test from my radio lecture and I simply had no excuse or anybody to walk to class and explain a petty white lie why I wasn’t present. Honey, I had to take responsibility because I was sleeping I had no excuse at all luckily I’m a first year student and I got a second chance to redeem myself. I have arrived at a place where I need to focus and discipline myself, oh and can we talk about my lifestyle. I had planned to get into a healthy routine once I was in varsity I mean living alone and cooking for myself can’t be that hard right? Well reality check I have lost weight, I do not have time for myself I go to campus around 8 am in the morning and return to my place travelling by bus at 7 pm ,I did not get on-campus residency which maximises my travel time .
I eat once a day on campus depending on my tight budget then I make noodles or cereal at night because a life of an upcoming journalist is constantly glued to my laptop and chasing deadlines for assignments. And on weekends I drink a lot, one bottle of wine is enough I’m not an alcoholic but I think I am turning into one(I am not condoning alcohol abuse). Nobody is your friend on-campus if you are planning on being on top of your work, I know some people meet their future best friends and husbands /wives where these people get time to form such acquaintances is a mystery. The reason I am sharing this post is mainly just a personal experience, this isn’t a survival guide no one can really prepare you for a new environment no matter how long you wait or how early you begin. Working towards dreams for a better tomorrow for those who paved the way for us will be rewarding in a time that will be our own
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