Coming Back Home

    I'm currently on my winter break before my second semester of college.During this break I've been told 'you look different' or 'you seem different" countless time.At first I didn't think much of it,but as break progressed I realized I really have changed. With graduating high school and going to a college where I knew maybe 5 people but I didn't know them personally at all, I had to leave behind a lot of things. I left my friends and family behind, soccer, theatre, and swim. For most of my life soccer and theatre have been a huge part of my life. Especially soccer which I've played since kindergarden.I've also loved swimming my whole life and have done swim team the past two years so that's a impact as well. So leaving those behind has changed me.Throughout the year there are times when I have missed them but at the same time,I know that my life for the better. Before I started college,I told myself that I was not going to be shy anymore and for the most part I have let that stand.I was even told once that I seemed to be a extroverted type of person.
   I've also had to learn a lot more about responsibility then I've had to know in past years.I had to keep track of my money and make sure that I had enough money  for the things that I need but still enough where I could go have fun with my friends.Throughout high school,I would have my parents always asking me about my grades and if they got a call saying I missed a class they would immediately talk to me;but now it's all up to me.I have the choice to go to class, I have to keep track of my grades and I also have to make sure that I am taking the classes that I need in order to graduate.With coming back, I have noticed with some of my friends that are still in high school that I am a lot more mature than they are now and I feel a ton older even though i'm only a year ahead.Now i'm saying I don't like my friends anymore or that they are immature, it's just that college had changed me personality wise.
    On regards to looking different on the outside,I've started to care a ton more about what I look like since people at my school see me everyday.Of course I still have days where I'm just in a t-shirt and sweats but my appearance just matters a lot more to me than before.So yeah I've changed but I would say it's for the better.