Things College Has Taught Me

I hit 15, so I think it's about time to post part 1 of my "Things College Has Taught Me" list-- a list of serious and silly things that college has taught me thus far. Some of these are specific to Clearwater (marked with an “*”), but others may apply to other college experiences as well. Some of these require the reader to know/understand me enough to catch my sarcasm and sass, so watch out for that;). More shall be added in the future, but it’s about time for this list to be publicized. It is, after all, one of the contributing factors to me starting the blog to begin with! Enjoy!

Things College Has Taught Me: 

1. Many high school teachers must have had terrible college experiences.
2. It is completely normal to sit through an entire meal with a person, and even hold legitimate conversations with said person, without ever learning the other's name. Because, for some reason, it is so much less awkward to converse with a person without any idea of who they are than to branch out and ask the simple question, "what is your name?"Yea. so much less awkward. ???
3. *If it's dinner time, it's probably raining. If it's not raining yet, it will. 
4. *You can get to anywhere at campus from anywhere at campus within two minutes. If you can’t, stop walking so slowly. I’m in platform heels dude. No excuses. 
5. Professors can do whatever they want. And it’s fabulous. Most of the time. 
6.  Flashcards are your friends. 
7. *If you’ve never felt like you’re about to face a dragon with a plastic fork and a squirt gun, you’ve never taken one of Dr. Peter’s Bio tests. 
8. The more critical the task in front of you, the more important and urgent other things suddenly become. Like painting your toenails. Or cutting off your split ends one by one. Or making this pointless list. Or sleeping.
9. One would think that the odds of the heel of one’s shoe finding every individual crack in the sidewalk (and fitting neatly inside of said crack) would be pretty low. wrong. If wearing high heels, a girl can safely assume that her heel will slip into all the divisions in the sidewalk. It doesn’t matter how well you walk in heels, darlin’. Be prepared to catch yourself. (but practice does help, so don’t be discouraged!)
10. Don’t Facebook stalk a student that you haven’t met. It creates a terribly awkward situation when he/she finally does introduce himself/herself, and you’re just thinking, “Yea. I already knew your name. And your last name. And your date of birth. And how many siblings you have. And your cat’s name.. is your grandmother feeling better?” 
11. *There are two levels of internet stalking: Cougarweb stalking and Facebook stalking. Cougarweb stalking is typically acceptable and pretty much expected. As for Facebook stalking... a line has been crossed. 
12. *Florida smells bad. All the time. Especially after it rains. Which is everyday. So all the time. 
13. Very soon after arriving at college, things like making tea in the bathroom no longer seem weird. In fact, they seem completely normal, and you forget that such things ever would have seemed weird in past. 
14. When you’re so tired that you can’t walk in a straight line anymore and you feel as if your brain is floating somewhere above your head, it’s time for sleep. Just give up and give in. 
15. *Unless you want to feel like Saul on the Damascus road, always put on your sunglasses prior to leaving Dambach 101 on a sunny day. 

*specific to CCC