Staying True

Coming to college is a once in a lifetime experience; an experience that is supposed to make you grow in body and mind. A time when you find yourself; your passions, your likes and dislikes. But I feel it is still so important to keep that core of who you were when you came to college; to keep that identity. I have watched a few people who I became close with coming into college; I have watched them slowly but surely start to stray from the person they came here as. I find it really upsetting because one thing I have always made a priority in my life is to be and stay true to this person that after 18 years I have become. All the morals and values that I have been enstilled with at this point in my life are unbreakable. I may grow and change but I will never lose that sense of who I am. That is one reason I have gone home twice since school has started; I find though it is important to be on your own and have the full experience of going off to school, that for me, personally, it helps me to stay grounded by going back home for a weekend; seeing my family, and really bringing myself back to my roots. I have watched specifically one girl that I became friends with as soon as school started, that have changed so incredibly much. When she first came to school she was a conservative, quirky, but somewhat immature girl, and I have watched her transform into this sex-pot, who goes around flirting with any boy and now shows off all parts of her body. This girl is who really got me thinking about staying true to yourself and your values.