It’s hard to believe that the semester is already coming to an end. So much has happened. Meeting new people. Forming new friendships. Trying out new activities. Helping your friend find out how to form a quidditch club. Time has passed. The leaves have already turned into pretty reds and yellows and fallen off. The trees are now skinny and bald. And then you’re wondering, “…What am I going to do when it starts snowing?”
The other students at Amherst that are used to snow are already taking out the big puffy jackets and the heavy-looking snow boots. Me? I’m from California and I have two pairs of flip flops, some sneakers, and some Uggs some friends gave me. A friend from around the area just looked at me and my small collection of shoes, and said, “Jenny. You’re going to freeze to death and have your toes fall off. Then, your fingers are going to fall off because your gloves are so cheap.” Isn’t that something to look forward to?
Well. I want to keep all of my toes. I need them for balance. And I also want to keep my fingers, for, you know, video game playing. To all those unused to the weather, please, dress warm. Don’t end up like me, who wore only a t-shirt and a hoodie outside when it was 28 degrees Fahrenheit outside and was sick with a cold the next day. It was in the morning, when I woke up, with runny nose, burning eyes and a congested chest, that I thought to myself, “Man, I am so stupid.”
Other than that, many of you may be taking finals and/or writing final papers. Good luck and dress warm! Don’t end up as I did during the SAT: taking the test with one hand and holding a tissue to my nose in the other. It doesn’t help your concentration or your scores. Enjoy the rest of the semester! And whatever you do, don’t give up. We’re almost there guys, break is almost here.