The Down Side

All right, now I would be lying if I said that there is no down side, and because I am a truthful person, I would like to paint you a full picture, instead of one half obscured. I am separated from my family and my old friends, this is hard, and communication is sometimes a chore. There is no privacy. People can poke their heads into the middle of your life whenever they see fit. The rumors, though usually not cruelly intended, can be exaggerated cruelly.

I cannot make my own schedule; sometimes it is difficult even to manage my time efficiently because it is not the way I normally would have done things. I miss home cooked meals, watching a favorite TV show with my family, playing with my dogs, going to the grocery store, and other small things that I took pleasure in not too long ago.

Often, students here get bored, sometimes resulting in getting into trouble. It does cost a lot of money, not only the tuition, but other things as well. We had to buy our books, buy supplies for our trips, and pay to use the laundry machines or go on most trips. Your whole way of life changes, so if you aren’t open to change it might not be for you. I would not recommend going because I can’t since I don’t know you, but I will recommend looking into it.