Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. After this week, I’ll have spent my first month at Georgetown, and quite honestly, I find that small piece of information completely overwhelming. Everything is going by SO fast, and I wish that Father Time would just slow down his clock, even if only slightly. I suppose that it all relates back to the old cliché of “Time flies by when you’re having fun,” eh? The past 3ish weeks here have been some of the best of my entire life and I feel so fortunate to call this place my home. And yes, I refer to GC as my home because it is a home in every sense of the word.
**Freshmen life lesson #1: Go to the Wellness Center when you’re sick. Not only are they friendly there, but they take care of you too!** The 2nd week of classes went by without me in attendance. I was that unlucky freshmen who came down with what I thought at first to be a twenty-four-hour stomach virus, but what instead lasted for an entire week because it was actually the stomach flu. I tried to tough it out at first and be my own doctor, but needless to say that didn’t work out too well for me. Lizza, my roommate, ended up having to call the Wellness Center and make an appt. for me because I got that ill and dehydrated. After two more trips to Wellness, my mommy finally came to fetch me. One visit to my family doctor and then to the hospital brought the color back to my face, and I’m now feeling much, much better. Thanks to my amazing roommate (who not only bought me Chicken and Stars and Gatorade, but also Lysol-ed our entire room), my Georgetown family/friends, and my actual family, I finallyyyy am healthy and well. So, if you’ve ever wondered what you’d do if you got sick at college and didn’t have your mom right by your side, now you know! However, it still holds true that having your mommy take care of you always makes things better! Love you, mommy!
Now, on to the fun stuff: FFG RETREAT 2010!! Because Georgetown is a Christian college, we have many campus organizations that support our faith. FFG, Freshmen Family Groups, are just one of many of the activities and ministries that are available for you to get involved in. FFG is just what it says it is: small groups of freshmen band together in families, each of which is headed by an upperclassmen “mother” and “father”. Once a week, you and your brothers and sisters have a bible study/group time with your mom and dad (or your Momma T-Pain and Pappy). This past weekend, our FFGs went on a retreat to the wilderness, which was quite scary for someone who is terrified of spiders and mice. During the retreat, each group chose who it wanted as its new parents and then, equipped only with flashlights and new sibilings, the groups had to literally go out and search for them as they hid in the 11pm darkness. FFGs not only provide first-year students with a way to bond and keep faith strong, but they also give us an opportunity to meet some of the most wonderful people this campus has to offer. I already know that my FFG family will always be there for me whether I want to talk about the scripture or just vent about how terribly my week is going. I’ve got “aunts” wanting to make me cookies, brothers picking on me, and parents that are both amazing and loving people. I know that, no matter what I need, they’ll be ready to support me 100 percent. Getting involved in activities such as FFGs are how you stay out of trouble and learn to be good students, kids. And I’m also sure that we have WAY more fun than the partiers because we actually remember all of our laughs, even if they are only of playing silly games that involve grown men running and jumping on each other.
I’ll happily end this entry by saying that Georgetown once again came to the rescue. I was so scared of leaving my family and of not seeing them as much as I wanted. ...but then along came my FFG, which has helped me realize that family isn’t only those people that share your DNA, but those people that you love and that love you right back. They come in all shapes and sizes and consist of the people who take care of you when you’re sick, of friends who put letters in your mailbox because they know you like receiving mail, and those who are always there for you for any and everything. I found family at Georgetown, and I know that if you choose to come here you can too. I have my first “performance” in Performance of Literature tomorrow. Did I mention that GC’s theatre program is spectacular? Goooooo Tigers!
XOXO, K
FFG Fall Retreat Pictures:
1. My brother iz special :P.
2. My best friend Tasha/my new momma!!
3. Siblings! Will, Noel, and Jonathon :)
4. Our family crest is better than yours.
5. My Godmother actin' a fool. You're not spiderman, Ashley!
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