Coping With Change

One of the biggest changes I've had to cope with in my life is moving out to Kansas to start a new life. School was just not going to work for me out in California, so I wanted to move out here and start my college life. I had to leave all my friends and family I had out there, and my girlfriend too, which was very hard for me. Now I have to make new friends out here and get to know all the family members with whom I've had no time to spend with. Making new friends is hard for me though, because I tend to be really shy when it comes ot new people. I just try to be nice and hope someone comes and talks to me first. Starting school has been difficult as well, for I'm used to staying up late at night, and now that I have to get up in the morning. I've had to go to bed earlier, which is something I haven't done in a while. I have had trouble falling asleep, but I'm slowly, very slowly, starting to get used to it. The change of seasons is also one thing I'm really looking forward to. Out in California, there were no season changes, it was always the same. Now I get to see different changes in the landscape and get to enjoy them too. Despite all these new things, I still see myself leading a normal life through college, and finishing it to the best of my abilities.