Why me?

To a new beginning

Crap! It's almost 7:45AM and I have to get to my classroom by 7:50AM tops because I don't want to be the last person entering the classroom on the first day of school, most especially not this one because this is college!

Hi I am Rachel, a 19 year old girl from Manila, Philippines and today is my first day of college at De La Salle University-Manila, enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in History program. I chose History as my university major because why not? I am very passionate in learning World History most especially, and I am planning to pursue a career in Foreign Service in the future.

In the meantime, enough of what's for the future and let's get back to the present. I am so nervous for today not knowing what will happen for the next 4 years of my university life. Will I be able to graduate on time? Am I going to enjoy school being a college student this time? Am I going to excel in my academics? Am I going to have lots of extracurricular? Am I going to meet new friends or not? And am I going to have a boyfriend?!?! The thought of having a love interest scares me, but excites me at the same time for reasons I couldn't explain in just a sentence.

It's 7:45AM and I am 20 minutes away from college classes. My mom told me that college is not all fun and games, and that it should be taken very seriously because my future depends on my college performance.

As I am approaching my classroom, I was greeted by a quiet atmosphere, most likely because everyone hasn't met each other yet. New faces, nothing familiar. Damn, I have to get to know these people unlike High School where during first day of classes, you already know your classmates and if there's someone new in class, it's just a kid who came from a different section in the previous school year.

This feeling is insane, most especially because I am actually not from Manila, I actually came from the pro