As John Legend said, "Experience is a good teacher." I strongly agree to this statement because most of our lessons in life come from our experiences. Our experiences may be good or bad but surely it will affect us in different ways.
Life without experiences would be boring. Especially now that I am a freshman, I am very eager to face various challenges that I have not encountered before like, for example, living in a dormitory. I have not stayed in dormitory overnight without my family so this is challenging. It is my first time to share a room with someone I do not know. Also, even though my food is already prepared, I am used to the delicious food at home. But I believe, this chance will help me to be more flexible in dealing with others.
When there are good experiences, there are always bad. And one of those are the embarrassing moments. It maybe be blushing or humiliating but I am pretty sure that everyone has his awkward incident. Some of these are getting inside a different class, sliding on a wet floor, riding in a wrong jeepney and many more. Without these, we will not have one of the most enjoyable experience.
Do you know one of my worries in college? It is the academics. Particularly now that I am in the University of the Philippines, I will never know what to expect. I feel anxious of what will happen every single day. Just like last Thursday, even though I know that my first quiz in math will be short, I was still very nervous. It is maybe because I still do not know the teachers' styles in giving exams or activities or how they grade each work. But I know, I will eventually cope with their different approaches.
After two weeks of classes, I can say that my experiences are not many yet. It is because my routine is the same when I was in elementary that after school I will go home directly. Not like in high school that I still bond with my classmates. Most of the time, I went home late due to the fact that we still talked together. But all is different in my freshman year. I maybe do not get along with my classmates since I just met them or maybe I cannot understand their jokes for it is very different from our jokes. While I am alone after class, I still look forward to the fact that they will be one of my good friends.
As a national university, I have a lot of expectations in UP. Having many enjoyable activities, memorable events, learning while socializing are just a few of what I'm looking forward to in my stay here. I believe that this university will help me to experience all of these.
Experience is an important part of our lives. With these, we will be able to open our minds into new ideas that came from experiences. We will distinguish right from wrong. We will be inspired to experience more. We will be able to build our different characters. We will be able to understand the things that happen now because of the events of the past. So live and learn from your experiences.
