Me graduating from my high school
The year 2020 is definitely one for the books. This chaotic year has been filled with nothing but history. I think it is interesting to know that one day I will get to tell my children what happened in the year 2020. What was my 2020 like? Not only did it consist of quarantining due to a worldwide pandemic, but it was the year I started college.
My new friends from Penn State
Throughout this crazy time of our lives many of us have had to find our “new normal.” We still do not all know what that consists of yet, but I think it is going to take awhile for us all to figure that out. During this time of trying to get normalcy back into our daily lives, I feel as though I can relate my college experience in a similar way. I am practically starting all over again. It is going to sound odd, but my whole life I never could see myself growing up. How could I, Kayli Barefoot, be living on my own without the help of my parents? How am I supposed to leave everything I had known and start all over? Who even am I? Who will I be by the time I graduate from Penn State?
When given the opportunity to create a passion blog I struggled to to think about what I am passionate about. Being passionate is to have a powerful emotion towards an idea. I had done cheerleading for 9 years of my life and I feel as though that defined me. Although, I did not want it to define me because I know I am way more than an extracurricular activity. I did a lot of thinking and this is what I came up with:
I am extremely passionate about my feelings as a person. Sometimes I struggle in certain situations to put out the right words, but when it comes to my thoughts and feelings it just flows right out. In this new college setting I have lots of emotions. I am anxious 24/7, happy, and beyond scared. I have the whole world right in front of me, but how do I make sure I do the right thing. Can I handle something like this? As I embark on this new journey, I invite you to come along and help me figure out my “new normal.” Hopefully you will get to see me answer the large amount of questions I have. I am so scared to be on this new journey in my life, but I hope this blog can help me to release some of that fear and express my emotions as a freshman in college and my new pathway. I am excited to share my experiences!
I really like this topic! Writing weekly about discovering college life should feel very therapeutic. It will be awesome for the future to have this blog as a record of your thoughts as you navigated freshman year.
I relate to your blog as a fellow freshman who’s not too sure about what I want to do with my life. It will be interesting to see how your blog transforms throughout your year and you develop new interests, and experience more of life.
This is a very personal topic you’ve chosen, and I’m glad! I think we do our best work when we are genuine about it; the authenticity is more easily convey through those personal words. I look forward to reading about your experiences. I hope you still make good (and safe) memories this crazy year and good luck with your first year of college! You got this 🙂