freshman.

60 Revelations of Freshman Year at Indiana University in Bloomington

1. God's control is always greater and better than yours. Let go.
2. God's earth is beautiful, the autumn leaves and spring flowers here are sublime.
3. Join more clubs. Get out of the business school. And the Business/SPEA Library. Seriously.
4. It's okay to eat meals alone, just don't do it all the time.
5. It is impossible to study in your room. Especially at night.
6. You study best alone. 
7. There are a lot less noodles in the Maruchan Ramen cups than I remember.
8. Hide your snacks. You may never have snacked in high school but man does THAT change.
9. You probably should go to the gym. At least once.
10. You like bread too much. Please eat less of it.
11. Carbohydrates will be my downfall.
12. Keep bananas in a paper bag, fold the top. Leaving bananas out = fruit flies. They like reproducing.
13. Take advantage of good weather days.
14. Don't bring more summer clothes back with you after Spring Break. It does not get much warmer. #Midwest
15. There are like no Asian Americans here. Zilch. Zero. Nada. jk there's some ♥
16. White churches are awesome. And so are predominantly white fellowships.  #diversifying #IlovetheNavs #Godconnectsusall
17. God is truly everywhere. In everything. Praise God.
18. Team members can become really great friends.
19. I'm not totally sure why I'm in the business school.
20. Business clubs require applications. And interviews. And second round interviews. And they suck.
21. I have no idea what I actually want to do with my life.
22. I will probably not major in Supply Chain Management. You are really indecisive on your majors/minors.
23. I could have gotten to know my roommate a lot better.
24. If God forgives you for your sins every single moment of every day, you can forgive your roommate for the silly things that annoy you...with a gracious heart.
25. You probably should have gotten a vacuum cleaner.
26. You should have gotten extra seating in your room.
27. You picked the wrong dorm. When they said it was a "party dorm", it was an understatement.
28. Co-ed bathrooms are really gross. (I blame it on the boys)
29. Having only one bowl, cup, and set of utensils is good. It forces you to do your dishes.
30. A reusable water bottle is a must.
31. So are umbrellas, rain boots, long boots, multiple layers of leggings, ear warmers, scarves, and shower shoes.
32. Lactose Intolerance.
33. Always bring your laptop charger with you.
34. Write down everything you have to do.
35. Don't wait.
36. Keeping your walls up makes it really hard to make friends.
37. Sorry, how do you make friends again? It's hard to make friends.
38. There are times when you'll feel incredibly lonely and lost. Don't dwell on it. Go out and spend time with people.
39. There is something I'm worse at than Calculus and Computer Science.
40. I hate accounting more than anything in this world.
41. Don't leave your phone charging cable on the floor.
41. I think I like tea better than coffee. Coffee does not actually taste that good. Why do I drink it?
43. Coffee caffeine works better than tea caffeine.
44. All nighters SUCK. There's nothing cool about them. You should probably set up a better sleep schedule.
45. Set your alarm clock far, far, far away from you.
46. Most productive days: Finish all your work/homework outside of your room and then come back around 11-12. Watch a movie/shows. Shower. Sleep.
47. A lot of** Asian American guys here have white girlfriends. Go figure. #Midwest
48. There are people here who have not heard of Jeremy Lin. #Midwest
49. Everybody really likes to cuss.
50. Apparently the f word is an adjective. Go figure.
51. White people. Who knew eyes came in so many different colors?!
52. Plano is super privileged. Super duper privileged.
53. There are many people here from Midwestern/Indiana cities that are basically Plano. But with less Asians.
54. Resistance takes a very, very long time to play. Do not. Trust. Anyone.
55. My brother is the best brother ever. (But I already knew that)
56. My sister isn't bad either. We just tend to get snappy over the internet.
57. TREASURE HOME COOKING. School food gets old. Really fast.
58. Make sure to call home.
59. Whoever said college was easy, lied. College will be harder than anything you've ever experienced. And sometimes you'll really, really, really hate it. But wow, it's been an incredible year.
60. God is good. All the time.



final freshman day #260