I have very mixed feelings about going away to college. On the one hand I know that college will probably be one of the happiest times in my life when I look back on it. The whole atmosphere and school spirit will be wonderful. It is what I'm leaving behind that saddens me.

I am very ready to leave home and start a life of my own, but I know that I'll always look back and remember the times when I still lived at home. I never really made the most of my life while living at home until recently. I've always heard "You don't realize what you have until you loose it." I'm on the verge of loosing all these things, and I already realize how much I'll miss them.

In school we were a tight-knit group of friends. There were only 50 of us in IB, and we all knew each other. There were some people who I'll always miss. My biggest fear is loosing contact with them. In the past I've been very bad at keeping in touch, and I'm scared that I'll do it again.

Thank goodness that some of my best friends are going to college with me! Francisco has been a great friend of mine for at least 6 years, and I know that we'll always keep in touch. I just met Jaime this year, and she's a really sweet girl who I really enjoy talking to. She is also going to the same college and I'll try to keep in touch with her as well.

One of my friends that I'll miss the most is Monal. I've known her for a while, but lately I've gotten to know her better. She's a pleasure to talk to, and has lots of interesting ideas. Unfortunately she isn't going to the same college as I am and I'll miss her. She says she'll visit, and I'll definitely visit, so hopefully we'll stay friends for years to come.

I'll also miss all of my other friends from school. Henry has  been a cool friend as has Jemmy. Elizabeth was loud and obnoxious, and I always thought of her that way, but I realized only recently that she's a really nice and smart girl. I wish that I had known that earlier because I would have become better friends with her as well.

There are others who I definitely won't miss, but there's no point in putting their names on this page, It'd just be mean. If you are reading this page, and are someone that I know, don't assume that because you didn't see your name that you are on my won't miss list. That is completely untrue. In fact there are few people that I won't miss at least a little bit.

I know that college will be great, but changes are hard sometimes. The change from a room of my own to a dorm won't be a synch. In fact loosing a lot of my privacy, and living with someone else might be hard depending on who it is. These are all changes that I'm willing to make, I'm just a little apprehensive about them.

Wish me luck!