Finals week is over! I finally got to look at my grades as well. The experience of my first semester in college has changed me for the better. I've become so much more open as a person, and I've had so many experiences I could only dream of in high school. I'm so much stronger in the beliefs I've kept, and as for the ones that have changed... well the new thoughts that I believe in are very relieving versus what I felt before. College is intense, that's absolutely not surprising at all, but it is intense in so many ways I didn't expect. I thought there would be temptation to do things that I wouldn't want to do, but there really weren't. There were parties, there were drugs, there was tons of things to do, but I didn't have to do anything at all. I didn't take those drugs, I didn't go to every party, but I did a ton of things. I didn't break any of my morals, or any of my rules. While nothing in my life has changed aside from my friends, location, and daily routines, I have changed as a person in almost every way I can think of. I've become stronger and weaker all at the same time, and I haven't had any reason to feel bad about it.
Everything has been amazing, college is amazing, and even the not so amazing people that I've met in college have been amazing. Despite all the amazingness, however, finals week sucked! It was stressful, mostly because of the music jury. I had to play two solos, but they were beautiful. I tried my best, and did everything I could to make sure that I played them to the best of my ability. When I was practicing a few hours before I had to play for the professors, I broke down crying in the practice room, unable to play any notes correctly. I was completely stressed out, and I still had the rest of the week ahead of me, it was only Tuesday at that point. I had to worry about whether I was going to be able to pass all of my classes. Fortunately I was able to pass all of my classes with a C or higher, and my GPA didn't suffer to terribly. The relief I felt was spectacular when I looked at my grades and realized that I had made it. My first semester was over and everything was great.
That's it for now, but I'll be sure to add an even more zimmerpieing post when I post my next entry.

Musically Yours,
EuphoniumPanda