So many people love Thanksgiving because of the great food
and forget to take the time to be thankful.
I have to admit, the food is awesome but it’s also an important time to
reflect on the things in life that we are grateful for. My first semester at Southern has been full
of ups and downs, but I wouldn’t trade my experiences for anything.
Coming from a town so close to Southern, I knew that I would
be surrounded by kids from my high school.
I was fine with that, but I didn’t
want to stay sheltered and only stick close by the people I already knew. One of the things I am most thankful for
this semester is all the amazing people that I have met. Making new friends wasn’t as hard as I
expected it would be. I was able to meet
so many new people and not just stick with only my Shelton friends. Since orientation in the summer I knew that
Southern was a place I could feel as if I belonged. During orientation I made many friends and I
even starting carpooling with one that lives a town next to me. Once the semester started I met even more
people. I have the same students in my
Inquiry and Media class. I love the idea
of this learning community. We have all
gotten to know each other so well and it was a great way to feel
comfortable. I have made the most
friends from these classes this semester and I am so thankful for all of
them. I know that if I need help in
school or with just about anything I have people who will be there for me.
Next semester I will not have this learning community
anymore and I already know that I am going to miss it. I feel the most comfortable in those two
classes because of how well I know everyone.
It’s going to be so weird without being able to see them every day. Even though I won’t have these classes
anymore I know that I will stay in touch with quite a few people from
them. I am so thankful for everyone that
I have met at Southern and I know that I will continue to meet more people in
my next few years here at Southern.
"It is not happy people who are thankful, it is thankful people who are happy."
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