Column: Writing from home
Live, Laugh, Love
Chloe Thompson
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: Editorial/Opinion
Don't think of it as a failure. You know that saying? "When one door closes, another one opens?" Maybe I'm just too big of a fan of one-liners, but I agree. So you tried out kickboxing and it didn't quite work out? Can't string together a sentence, but managed to tutor your buddy in calculus? Look at your strengths, and work on your weaknesses. Always make yourself a better person - you'll benefit in the long run. And when the going gets tough...
4. Make everlasting friendships.
In high school, I grew apart from a few close friends. But if someone goes away, then the friendship never truly existed. I still talk to my four favorites from high school on a regular basis. Though college is a crazy, wild ride, please don't forget the people who came before.
And while you're here, take the extra hour to sit with your friend over coffee or knock on the door with a DVD. Make those friendships that need only a glance and a knowing look to send the two of you into fits of giggles ... and make other people scratch their heads in confusion. Lie on the Quadrangle and use your textbooks as pillows while you make plans that you better freakin' keep. And while you're at it...
5. Make somewhere your second home.
Whether it's an organization's office, an academic building or a friend's residence, make something else a part of your life. I probably spend more time in this Cigar office than I do my own home, minus sleeping (and even then, it's a tough call.) But I wouldn't give it up for a minute. I know every stupid quirk about this place, and I would encourage you to find your niche, your "place" on or off of this campus, and make it your own.
Develop your own rules and live your own life. But above all, make URI the best damn four years of your life. Excel in academia, in lasting friendships and in pursuing your career.
Three words: Live. Laugh. Love.
OK, enough with the clichés. Take it easy, Rhode Island.
4. Make everlasting friendships.
In high school, I grew apart from a few close friends. But if someone goes away, then the friendship never truly existed. I still talk to my four favorites from high school on a regular basis. Though college is a crazy, wild ride, please don't forget the people who came before.
And while you're here, take the extra hour to sit with your friend over coffee or knock on the door with a DVD. Make those friendships that need only a glance and a knowing look to send the two of you into fits of giggles ... and make other people scratch their heads in confusion. Lie on the Quadrangle and use your textbooks as pillows while you make plans that you better freakin' keep. And while you're at it...
5. Make somewhere your second home.
Whether it's an organization's office, an academic building or a friend's residence, make something else a part of your life. I probably spend more time in this Cigar office than I do my own home, minus sleeping (and even then, it's a tough call.) But I wouldn't give it up for a minute. I know every stupid quirk about this place, and I would encourage you to find your niche, your "place" on or off of this campus, and make it your own.
Develop your own rules and live your own life. But above all, make URI the best damn four years of your life. Excel in academia, in lasting friendships and in pursuing your career.
Three words: Live. Laugh. Love.
OK, enough with the clichés. Take it easy, Rhode Island.
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