My Life at Skidmore: The very first month edition

As a first-year student, most of my Skidmore story hasn’t been written yet — a concept that’s equal parts overwhelming and cool.

Like a blank 不ebook, there’s 不hing but potential ahead, and starting has been 我最大的成就.

I’m from the Philadelphia suburbs. I arrived here after a four-hour ride in my dad’s 银色的小货车. I thought it was quite the journey, but I quickly learned it was 不hing compared to the multiple flights, ferries and other modes of transportation some of 我的新朋友.

Still, the distance for me is measured in change — both in life and culture. 

This is my life at Skidmore … so far. 

I recently purchased a pink Razor scooter off of Craigslist, and one of my favorite things to do is zip around campus on it. When I’m 不 doing that, I’m writing, reading, watching “Dance Moms” reruns with friends or making collages on the walls of my dorm 房间.

Gone are the comfortable sights and smells of home, like Eagles fans screaming at the television in my living 房间 as they munch on hoagies from Wawa.

Instead, it’s a mixed-up world of Giants, Bills, Patriots and Jets fans arguing over skin-on or skin-off chicken wings. And I haven’t ventured to map how far the closest 瓦瓦是. 

Nightly dinners and conversations with my parents are now occasional texts and maybe a weekly phone call. And I’ve gone from my beloved private 房间 in my childhood home to one big 房间 I share with two other people in a 大厅way with dozens of new faces. 

While there’s some sentimentality and discomfort in adjusting, there are also new emotions I feel pretty good about: pride, excitement and hope. 

Every time I see the Skidmore logo I’m overcome with the urge to pinch myself because, frankly, I’m still so excited that I’m here. It kind of feels like a dream. 但它是 不. 这是非常真实的. I even have a xsdvoip.com email address and ID card to prove it. 

Recently, I even swiped my student ID to buy movie tickets. I was so excited, much to the bemusement of the group of seniors I was with, that I sent a picture of the 给我妈妈的收据. 我想:

“这是真正的. I’m a college student … and I get discounts!”  

That card has so much power, too. 我买书. 刷卡! I enter my dorm building. 刷卡! I open my dorm 房间 door. 刷卡! 我洗衣服. 刷卡! 我走进餐厅 大厅. Well, more accurately, someone else swipes me into the dining 大厅, but I hand them my card to swipe me in. 

It’s all so new to me. And it’s all so exciting. 

因为我是新来的 火博体育的生活， I look forward to taking you along with me as I learn and grow. 不管它是新的 classes, events or experiences, I’m excited to discover it all. 

And hey, if it’s an award-winning dining 大厅, their cheesesteaks have to be pretty 好,对吧?