This past weekend, I decided that I was in a rut. I was sick of the same old thing every weekend: practice, party, homework. So I did as any bored teenage girl does and went to Target.
I am from the city so Lewisburg can get a little boring. I am fortunate enough to have a car on campus so I decided to make the 15 minute track down to Selinsgrove for a taste of civilization. It wasn’t Chicago or New York, but I got off campus. I was wandering down the aisles of target when I ran into a display that made me feel “zen”. There were plants and candles and healthy snacks. In that very moment I decided college was no excuse for me to change the person I am back home: a girl who uses all natural products, eats healthy, and is overall a positive person.
I was inspired. I realized that these past few weeks I had been uncomfortable as I transitioned back into school. I missed the accommodations and diet I had back home which made me sad and cranky. I pledged to change my lifestyle a little bit every week to get back to who I was: starting with my positive outlook on life. I will practice my positive attitude by getting more involved in class. It is so easy to be lazy and not do the readings or participate. That will no longer be me. Bucknell culture makes it so easy to become distracted and thus not give 100% in class. I hope my participation encourages my classmates and alters the culture a bit. I will use my Target inspiration to grow this semester and overall improve my Bucknell experience.
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