If you were once a student reading this
post, be pleased to know that life has been shaped for the better because you
lived.
Being a student is full of fun and of
course has its own downsides. Most students leaving their homes for the first
time is somewhat a bit disconcerting. You feel that your parents or friends are
not there to fend you. At first you feel like giving up. But not too worry
because it happens to every new student. I once felt the same when I went to
Passam National High and then to Divine Word University.
Going to a university is quite a unique
experience for every new student. It’s one of those rare occasions that cling
to you for the rest of your life. The thoughts of meeting new people, the
excitements and to realise that you are now on your own makes every new student
wanted to tell their own share of stories. The experiences are often memorable
for some reasons. Things like people you met on the first day at school and the
mistakes you made are worth keeping.
As often you would hang around with friends
from your previous school or students from the same village. For some people it
is not the same. I remembered the first person I met was someone from Central
province. We met when we were sitting in the queue trying to get ourselves
registered. Later I found out that he was a smoker so we had no trouble getting
along together.
For others, your best friend might be the
one you accidently bumped into on your way to the library or someone who smiled
at you because you looked funny or because both of you have the same passion
for reggae music. Whatever the reasons, it is always through awkward moments
that you met someone you call your best friend.
The fun begins when you get acquainted with
your roommate. Initial meeting often lasts for hours. I can’t remember exactly
what me and my roommate talked about the first night. I guess we talked about
smoke, betel nut, food and other “boy marn stuff”. For some it may be about
some high level discussions of secrets and sweet hearts back home. Anyway, I
did enjoy his company. He was doing his second year when I enrolled and I
looked upon him as a “big brother”. He seemed to know a lot about the school.
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| Greatest of friends, 2011 Graduation |
To the students who are dying of enrolling
into a university, life in a university is not so different from that of high
schools. One thing that makes it slightly different is more freedom is given to
the students. That is how I would describe life in a university. Your learning
is in your own hands.
Other things are similar. There are sports
clubs in universities where you can join. Also there are extracurricular
activities and student services there to look after your wellbeing in
university. Paramount of all is the academic stuff like assignments, tests and
lectures which are everyday activities.
Apart from that social life will seem to
fill the greater part of a university life if you do not budget your time
properly. Friends are always around. There are all kinds of friends. Some are
helpful while others are not great friends. Otherwise, everything is the same.
You get drunk over the weekends while there are piles of work waiting for you,
you met someone you thought to be that one and fall in love, go dating, dancing
or partying. No one cares about that, parents are not around to see you, you
thought to yourself.
For me, the greatest of all friends are my
classmates, the class of Health Management 2010-13. They are cool and we have no
problem hanging around together. Beyond that are things I do not like. 
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