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Glenville, and Freshmen, and Homework - Oh My!

Hey fellow Freshmen! How is the first week of college treating you? I don't know about the rest of you, but the thing I have found the most surprising about my first week here at Glenville is how many fun activites there are to take part in. I hardly know which ones to choose! It would probably help if I told you a little bit about myself. My name is Darcy. The two most impportant things it might help to learn about me are: a) I was born and raised in Europe, and b) I was homeschooled. That means my upbringing and cultural identity are probably quite different from most of my fellow students. Add that to having been home-schooled my entire childhood, and the whole college experience feels pretty foreign to me. The adjustment to campus life will take some time for all of us, but I know we'll get there. Speaking of adjustments, this whole blogging thing is a new world for me. As I venture into the Blogosphere, I hope you will come along with me. I'm sure your suggestions and feedback will steer my path in the right direction. Don't be too hard on me as I share my thoughts and opinions with you, and feel free to share your own with me. Together we'll make Freshmen year our....(ahem!)beach. Oh, and those aforementioned activities? I think I will go check out that water slide now. Maybe I'll see you there. Chat with you again soon. In the meantime, enjoy this completely unrelated photo of my adorable kitten.

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