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Constantly wearing goggles

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"Just because someone else is in a full-body cast, doesn't mean that your broken wrist doesn't hurt." It is a tough quote to actually apply to your daily life, but it is something that should be noted. Everyone is entitled to their own suffering and pain. Just because someone has it so much worse than you doesn't mean that your pain isn't valid. During times like this through the Black Lives Matter movement, everyone is entitled to their own pain and suffering but the oppression of the Black community and other minorities is a completely different topic. White privilege is not saying that your life isn't hard. It just is a reminder that the color of your skin hasn't made your life any harder. For three years of my life that I can remember, it constantly felt as though I was wearing drunk goggles and I was watching someone else live my life for me. I felt out of control and just out of touch. It also felt like, everything around me was going at a normal

My First Semester at College

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Everyone says that college is the best time of your life.  It is.  You just have to get through the first semester. My first semester of college was very rough. I cried so much and thought about transferring every day. I had an amazing roommate who helped me through all the tough days. Believe me, there were many facetime calls home that started and ended in tears.  But anyways, college is a strange place. You go from being in a house where you are taken care of, fed, and, at least for me, a very cohesive household. To a foreign land where there are 2 rules.  1) Don't be too loud 2) Don't be a stupid drunk kid  The best and worst part of college is the freedom. You have the freedom to do whatever you want. This can be very fun and exciting at times but also can be wildly terrifying. Some of the best advice that I wish someone told me before I went to college: Everyone is scared to make new friends  Make an effort to be friends with the people in your classes  You don't have