We had some people over for dinner on Saturday night. It was cool to see everybody. But Mike walked in our apartment and noticed our ginormous kitty tower and said, "Who is this kid?" This is just one example of how all my friends expect me to act in a certain way and say certain things, which is why I'm so glad I went away to college. I wouldn't really call it peer pressure, but that's sort of what it is. I never really felt pressured into doing certain things or acting a certain way, but I always felt like I determined my position in the world probably when I was about 12 or 13. Everything after that was based on how I acted when I was that age. So any time I tried to act different in some way, people would say, "You don't usually do that. You're not like that." My point is, what if I want to be like that? What if I want to change? This is why it was sooo good to go away to college. I was in a whole different setting with all new people who knew nothing about me. That's when my personality was truly defined. I still had some of the same old quirks and mannerisms, but God worked on me and changed me little by little. That's why college was so good for me. Yeah there was all the school work and pressure and stress and running around and sleepless nights, but those experiences partially formed who I am today. #education