I am cold…at all times. It is unusual
for me to have a day where I don't walk into the dining hall of Case sit down
at a table full of my friends and declare “I am utterly frozen”. There
responses have drifted from laughter to distress at my lack of a coat and
finally to relief as I walked into the dining hall yesterday wearing a full
length black puffy jacket.
Needless to say I was completely unprepared for the
weather. Coming from Southern Missouri where it is warm all the time, I wasn't
ready to freeze or see my breathe as I exhale on the daily basis.
But as cold as I am there is nothing like riding
through campus on my bike when everyone is asleep or in class and just feeling
the cold air rush past. I fell in love
with Michigan, Michigan State and James Madison in the short time I have been
here. Madison is both the metaphorical
and the literal warmth in my life…we have a community of people and of
professors who are endlessly supportive in every instance.
College is hard, you
will be cold, you will miss your mom, and ultimately you will in some way be
unprepared. Madison gives you a place
where that is okay, because you can grow and build up from there. As corny as
it is I am always cold but then I step into Case Hall and as the warmth returns
to my extremities I am reminded that Case Hall and James Madison are a family
that supports each other and warms one another through thick and through thin.
Sydney
Freshman
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