有趣的一天又要结束了，在你心中有什么感想呢？请好好地记录下在日记里。那么什么样的日记才合适呢？以下是我为大家整理的初一英语日记带翻译（精选15篇），仅供参考，欢迎大家阅读。
初一英语日记带翻译 篇1从昨天晚上就开始下雪了，一直到下午才停！我迫不及待的跑出家门，近距离去接触雪。
It began to snow last night and didnt stop until the afternoon! I cant wait to run out of the house and get close to the snow.
到处都是白茫茫的一片，仿佛进入了童话中的仙境。道路两旁的大树上都积压了厚厚的一层雪，寒风一吹，扑簌簌往下掉。远处的房屋顶上也盖上了厚厚的一层棉被，看起来软软的，好像棉花糖啊。
Everywhere is a vast expanse of white, as if into the fairyland of fairy tales. There is a thick layer of snow on the trees on both sides of the road. When the cold wind blows, it drops. The roof of the house in the distance is also covered with a thick quilt. It looks soft, like marshmallow.
啊！下雪天真的好漂亮啊！
Ah! How beautiful it is snowing!
初一英语日记带翻译 篇2do you mind being called a bad student? of course not. so far as i know, everybody intends to be (become) a model student.
however,to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. first, he must do his best to obtain knowledge. a man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. secondly, he must remember to improve his health. only a strong man can do great tasks. thirdly, he should receive moral education. if his conduct is not good, no one will consider making friends with him.
你介意被称为坏学生吗?当然不是。据我所知,每个人都打算(成为)一个模范学生。
然而,做模范学生绝不是一件容易的事情。第一,他必须尽力获得知识。一个没有足够知识的人是不会成功的。第二,他必须记住促进健康。只有强壮的人才能做大事。第三,他应该接受道德教育。如果他品行不好,没有人会考虑和他交朋友的。
初一英语日记带翻译 篇3五月四日爸爸带我和妈妈、奶奶还有爸爸的好朋友一起去宁波玩。这是我第一次去宁波旅游，我的心情特别兴奋。
On May 4, my father took me to Ningbo with my mother, grandma and my fathers good friends. This is my first trip to Ningbo. I am very excited.
一早我们开车来到四明山度假山庄。山庄里到处是又高又大的山和郁郁葱葱的大树。我们先去钓鱼，接着沿着弯弯曲曲和高低不平的山路来到鹁鸪岩，看着飞流直下的瀑布，我和爸爸在它的下面戏水和往水里丢石块，我笑得合不拢嘴。
In the morning, we drove to Siming Mountain Resort. The villa is full of tall and big mountains and lush trees. We went fishing first, then came to the langu rock along the winding and uneven mountain road, and watched the waterfall flying straight down. My father and I splashed under it and threw stones into the water, and I couldnt laugh.
第二天我们又来到旅游胜地东钱湖，那里风景怡人，四面环水，我们慢慢的散步进去，最后我们乘者快艇返回目的地。
The next day we came to Dongqian Lake, a tourist resort, where the scenery is pleasant and surrounded by water. We walked in slowly, and finally returned to our destination by speedboat.
五一节我玩得真快乐
I had a good time on May Day.
初一英语日记带翻译 篇4”江上往来人，但爱鲈鱼美“，虽然我钓不上来鲈鱼，但我能钓上大鱼。
”Although I cant catch bass, I can catch big fish.
今天，我和妈妈去农庄钓鱼。我用饭粒做诱饵挂在鱼钩上，使劲一甩，浮标立了起来，我就平心静气的等待鱼儿上钩，这时，浮标沉了下去，我知道鱼儿上钩了，心里大喜，但是我告诉自己可千万不能着急，过了一会儿，浮标又往上窜了窜，我心里连连叫好，赶紧收杆，一条大鱼在我眼前活蹦乱跳，一条、两条……我一连钓了7条，就这样，我满载而归。
Today, my mother and I went fishing on the farm. I used rice grains as bait to hang on the hook. I swung hard, and the buoy stood up. I waited for the fish to hook calmly. At this time, the buoy sank. I knew that the fish had hooked, and I was very happy. But I told myself not to worry. After a while, the buoy ran up again. I cried in my heart, and quickly closed the bar. A big fish jumped in front of me Jump around, one or two , I fished seven in a row. Thats it. I came back with full load.
今天，我真高兴！
Today, Im so happy!
初一英语日记带翻译 篇5今天我过生日，是非常高兴的一天。
Today is my birthday. Its a very happy day.
晚上到歌吧去过生日，妈妈对我说：“歌吧里会有许多小朋友。”这么一说，我就激动得不得了。
In the evening, when I went to the song bar for my birthday, my mother said to me, "there will be many children in the song bar." Im thrilled to say that.
晚上到歌吧，妈妈给我一个玩具熊，黑溜溜眼睛真可爱，我真喜欢。人到齐了，唱歌开始了，我早就想吃蛋糕了，可是妈妈说九点钟才能吃，馋得我口水直流。终于到了九点钟，妈妈为我点了生日快乐歌，再点了生日蜡烛，让我许愿，小伙伴们也为我唱起生日快乐歌，我许愿以后就切蛋糕，给每一个小朋友都切一块蛋糕，真忙碌啊！
Come to the song in the evening. My mother gave me a teddy bear. Its lovely with black eyes. I really like it. When I arrived, singing began. I wanted to eat cake for a long time, but my mother said that I could eat it at nine oclock. My mouth watering. Finally, at nine oclock, my mother lit a happy birthday song for me, then lit a birthday candle, let me make a wish, and my friends sang a happy birthday song for me. After I made a wish, I cut a cake for every child. Its so busy!
我真想明年再精彩一点！
I really want to be more wonderful next year!
初一英语日记带翻译 篇6早晨七点钟，窗外下着毛毛细雨，真又是个讨厌的天气，我撑着雨伞慢慢的走出门，搭公交车去上学。
At seven oclock in the morning, its drizzling outside the window. Its really a disgusting weather. I walked out of the door slowly with my umbrella and took the bus to school.
车上空气很闷，地板到处湿嗒嗒的，人挤人大家看上去都很焦急样子，一位老人还不小心跌倒了，我无聊地望着车窗外，心想我要是发明一种高科技雨衣，让公路上不会再淋到雨，路人就不会因为路滑而摔倒了
The air on the car is very stuffy, the floor is wet, people are crowded and everyone looks anxious. An old man fell down accidentally. I looked out of the window bored and thought that if I invented a high-tech raincoat, it would not rain on the road again, and passers-by would not fall because of the road slide
初一英语日记带翻译 篇7今天，上午我在店里玩可以长知识的小游戏，玩完后跟我的同学下盘象棋，兵只走一不许退后，炮各打棋子，帅兵一样，士斜走各，象飞田各，马跳日各，车横冲直撞。
This morning, I played a little game of knowledge in the shop. After playing chess with my classmates, I was not allowed to back when the soldiers were only walking. The soldiers played chess with guns. Like the soldiers in command, the soldiers walked obliquely, like the flying fields, the horses jumped on the day, and the cars crashed.
每次我都用马车就两盘我都用这两颗棋就赢了他，第一马跳日各我赢了，第二他帅送到我大车面前我赢了。
Every time I use a carriage, I win two sets of chess. I win the first day of horse jumping, and I win the second day when he is handsome and sent to my cart.
初一英语日记带翻译 篇8今天中午，我闲着没事干就淘起米来。我淘米的时还很好淘可是倒水的可不好倒，米像一个个调皮的小孩子直往盆里跳。淘着淘着我有一个想法：把米像洗手那样淘。我就那么淘了可不一会米就被我搓烂了。
At noon today, I picked up rice when I had nothing to do. I was good at rice washing, but I couldnt pour water. Rice was like naughty children jumping into the basin. I have an idea: wash rice like hand washing. I just did that, but soon the rice was crumpled by me.
我说妈妈淘好了。妈妈过来一看米都烂了。吃饭的时候米随然是烂的可我们吃的很香，因为是我做的。
I said mom did it. Mom came to see the rice was rotten. When we eat, the rice is rotten, but we eat it very delicious, because its made by me.
初一英语日记带翻译 篇96月19日星期二雨
Tuesday, June 19 rain
晚饭后，妈妈在收拾桌子，爸爸把碗端到了厨房。看着他们忙碌的样子，我心里想：让我来帮妈妈洗洗筷子吧！
After dinner, mom was cleaning the table, and Dad brought the bowl to the kitchen. Looking at their busy appearance, I thought: let me help my mother wash chopsticks!
我跑到厨房，往盆里倒水，又学着妈妈的样子，往水里倒了一些洗洁精，然后把筷子放进去，用清洁球上下搓了搓。用水再一冲，哈哈，筷子洗干净啦！
I ran to the kitchen, poured water into the basin, and imitated my mothers appearance. I poured some detergent into the water, then put the chopsticks in, and rubbed them up and down with the cleaning ball. Wash again with water, ha ha, chopsticks are clean!
爸爸妈妈看到洗干净的筷子，乐得笑哈哈。爸爸对妈妈说：“咱家宝贝长大啦！
Mom and dad laughed when they saw the clean chopsticks. My father said to my mother, "our baby has grown up!
初一英语日记带翻译 篇10今天我们进行了语文单元测验，老师说：“我们今天考的还不错,因为有很多人努力了。”
Today we had a Chinese unit test. The teacher said, "we did well in the test today, because there are many people working hard."
我这次考试比上次考试考得好，心里很高兴，但是有人说我这个分数是蒙来的，我感到很生气，也很伤心。我想证明一下我不是蒙来的，我就要用行动来表示，我还要更加努力争取考满分。
I am very happy that I did better in this test than in the last one, but some people say that my score is covered. I feel very angry and sad. I want to prove that Im not hoodwinked. Im going to show it by action. Im going to work harder for full marks.
初一英语日记带翻译 篇11今天晚上放学，我依旧坐着8路公交车回家，坐在椅子上看着窗外略过的风景。一会儿，上来一位老奶奶，拄着拐杖见车上没有座位，叹气站在椅子旁边。我起身扶着老奶奶在我的.座位上坐下。老奶奶慈祥的笑着说：“真是个懂事的好孩子”
This evening after school, I still take the No. 8 bus home, sitting in a chair and looking at the scenery outside the window. After a while, an old lady came up and stood beside the chair with a sigh, leaning on crutches and seeing that there was no seat in the car. I got up and helped my grandmother to sit in my seat. The old lady smiled kindly and said, "what a sensible and good child!"
我听了之后心里美滋滋的。
I was very happy after listening.
初一英语日记带翻译 篇12今天，我和朋友一起邀约去打篮球，篮球这项运动呢是比较有危险的，因为我们之间的碰撞会有很多。
Today, my friends and I invited to play basketball. Basketball is a dangerous sport because there will be many collisions between us.
当我们打的正激烈时，我用力的向前撞了过去，他摔倒了，并且手肘擦出了血，我当时有点慌张，马上扶他起来，并说了一句对不起，我们并没有吵闹，就这样，我们的友谊长久了一辈子。
When we were fighting fiercely, I bumped forward hard, and he fell down and wiped blood on his elbow. I was a little flustered at that time. I immediately helped him up and said sorry. We didnt make any noise. In this way, our friendship lasted for a long time.
初一英语日记带翻译 篇13大清早，我们还没起床，奶奶就打电话让我们回去，说是爸爸的大舅要来。“妈妈，爸爸的大舅我叫什么呀?我是不是叫大舅舅?”“小傻瓜，你叫大舅爷!快快起床了，你大舅爷一会就到了!”洗刷完毕，我们该去迎接客人了!
Early in the morning, before we got up, grandma called us back and said that it was Dads uncle who was coming. "Mommy, whats my name, daddys uncle? Am I uncle?" "little fool, your name is uncle! Get up soon, your uncle will be here soon!" after washing, its time for us to meet the guests!
初一英语日记带翻译 篇14母爱像冬天的太阳，时时刻刻温暖着我，母爱像夏天的一阵风，给我们阵阵地清凉。
Mothers love is like the sun in winter, which warms me all the time. Mothers love is like the wind in summer, which gives us cool.
记得有一次，我生水痘，全身长满一个个水泡，全身发痒又不能用手去抓，我难受极了，医生告诉我说：“要保暖，不能吹风，要不然水痘又会长出来的。
I remember once when I had chickenpox and was covered with blisters. I was itchy and couldnt catch them with my hands. I was very sad. The doctor told me, "keep warm and dont blow. Otherwise, chickenpox will grow again.
有一天，我在教室里上课，因为同学们上完了体育课很热，所以打开了窗子，风呼呼的吹着，我无法躲避，我手冻的僵硬，身子冻得发红。
One day, I was in class in the classroom, because it was very hot for my classmates to finish their PE class, so I opened the window, the wind was blowing, I couldnt avoid it, my hands were frozen stiff, my body was red with cold.
这时一个熟悉的声音从教室外传来，我一看原来是妈妈，她拿着大衣关心地说：”你冷不冷啊？“我说：”不冷。“妈妈没听我说完就帮我穿上了衣服，还用手摸摸我的头说：”你发烧没？“我全身暖洋洋的，我想妈妈对我真好啊！我要用好的成绩报答妈妈。
At this time, a familiar voice came from outside the classroom. I saw that it was my mother. She took her coat and said, "are you cold?"? "I said," its not cold. "My mother put on my clothes before she heard me finish, and touched my head with her hand." do you have a fever? "My whole body is warm. I think my mother is very kind to me! I want to repay my mother with my good grades.
初一英语日记带翻译 篇15星期天，我和爸爸，姐姐一起回老家了，爸爸买了烧鸡，元宝。
On Sunday, I went back to my hometown with my father and sister. My father bought roast chicken, Yuanbao.
在路上，我想去前面睡觉，可是姐姐在前面呢，我只好在后面睡到了老家。到老家后，我向爸爸要了两元钱，买了魔术雪花。中午吃饭了，桌子上有烧鸡，还有我爱吃的凉皮。
On the way, I want to go to sleep in front, but my sister is in front, so I have to sleep in the back to my hometown. When I got home, I asked my father for two yuan to buy magic snowflake. I had lunch. There were roast chicken on the table and my favorite cold skin.
下午，回家了时，我们买了两只小兔子，大的叫红宝石，小的叫静静。二伯说，下次来的时候还给我买荷兰猪呢！这一天我过的很开心。
In the afternoon, when we went home, we bought two small rabbits, the big one is ruby, the small one is quiet. The second uncle said that he would buy me a Dutch pig next time he came! I had a good day.
新生日记：【都是老美写的】I am writing this one from the comfort of my own room...at home! Yes, that means that I successfully made it through the rest of the semester. I had some late nights, but I got all of my projects and papers done, some even ahead of time, which feels great, by the way. I definitely recommend not procrastinating. It is such a great stress reliever! I was busy, busy, busy the last few days. I don’t know how I would have survived if I’d been procrastinating...wouldn’t have been pretty.
So now let’s go back in time...back to Spring Weekend, which was the last weekend in April. It was awesome! The weekend started on Thursday, with a concert by Dropkick Murphys and Common. I didn’t go, but a lot of my friends did, and from what I hear, it was a great concert. And it was also sold out! I knew a lot of people that waited too long to get tickets...they wanted to kick themselves when they realized that they’d missed their chance.
Friday night was another Chameleon Club, which I must say wasn’t as fun as the first one that I went to. Regardless, I still had a good time, and it gave everyone a chance to loosen up and forget about all the work that they had to do. On Saturday, the lawn between the Commons and the architecture building was transformed into a fair. There was a stage, where a Dave Matthews cover band, a student band, and dance club members performed throughout the day. The fair also had several rides and attractions, Del’s lemonade, hot dogs, cotton candy, and DOUGHBOYS. The line for the doughboys was realllllyy long, but the fried dough that I got out of the deal was well worth the wait. Another thing that you could to at the fair was tie-dye a Spring Weekend towel. Many people participated in this activity, so there were tie-dyed towels hanging to dry all along the edge of the fairgrounds. I went with my roommate and another friend, and we had a great time, even though it was kinda cold. Later that night, everyone gathered on the grass behind the New Academic Building to watch a fireworks display out on the water. The fireworks marked the end of the Spring Weekend festivities, which was a bit depressing. But, all good things must come to an end at some point, and on Sunday, the reality of school set in.
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A lot took place on our first weekend of matches at home on the season. It was really exciting because it was the first time for me to sit on the bench with the IU women's soccer team for the first regulation game in our own home stadium. The weekend of soccer started out with the arrival of three recruits visiting, who overall I think had a chance to see some quality soccer in the inaugural Hoosier Classic.
We then went to our pre-game meal at Affairs of the Sun. They always serve such good food there, but I always eat too much, then I my stomach has something to say about that later. We then went to pre-game and watched a very inspirational highlight tape that gave me goose bumps to watch.
The Classic for us opened with a match against Miami (Fla.), which was a close game. I hit the crossbar on a wide-open goal, and I was so frustrated with myself. I shook it off later and was able to forget about it. Our team played really well and I felt that we were a much better team and just as athletic c as them, but we didn't finish on our opportunities. We ended up losing 2-1, but Coach was pretty happy with how we played despite the score.
Saturday, we had a jog and stretch practice before we watched film to prepare for the next day. Sunday's game was against Xavier and we knew what we had to do to get the job done.
We arrived for breakfast at 10 a.m. on Sunday and watched Aladdin in the Metz Lounge at the stadium. After breakfast, we went out to the field to warm up where it was at least 90 degrees outside. We played hard the first half, ending it with a 2-1 lead. The second half we didn't play as well but scored another goal and didn't let the Musketeers score again. At the end of the weekend, I thought it was a successful outing. It was not the exactly the results we were looking for, but in the end we learned some valuable lessons. I think we are finally starting to get our team chemistry together and create opportunities to score. Hopefully you will get a chance to come out and see us at home against Butler and Bowling Green next weekend. Until next time, GO HOOSIERS!
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During her first week at Furman University last semester, Amber Kirtley enrolled in a cardio-kickboxing class to avoid the dreaded "Freshman 15." After one intense class, she discovered that yoga was more her speed.
For her humanities class, she was a little nervous about reading the "Epic of Gilgamesh" because she didn't understand the book's title. And, oh, she's just a little peeved about the shortage of parking on campus.
Anyone would know these details about Amber's life if they clicked on her biweekly journal at engagefurman.com. The freshman from Maryville, Tenn., is one of six Furman students who write journals about their first-year experiences. "I'm trying to convey the ups and downs of college," says Ms. Kirtley, now known as Journal Girl. "I'm trying to be real, and I hope that comes across."
Increasingly, colleges across the United States are turning to online student diaries as a way to recruit prospective students. The idea is simple: Supply the budding authors with a digital camera and let them write about their freshman year as it's happening. The approach seems to be working. At Furman, about 30,000 people, from alumni to parents and high school students, read it every week. Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y., reports that its journals are the most heavily viewed pages. From a school's point of view, it gives readers a better idea of what campus is like, and so might spark interest in a school visit.
"It's a trend, and more and more institutions are finding the need to present their schools not just through marketing materials, but also by showing real student experiences," says Jim Shaynak, senior associate director of admissions at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.
Since Mr. Shaynak started The Year in the Life diaries three years ago (yearinthelife.bucknell.edu), the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Although it is a marketing tactic, "it's not some watered-down version that is fixed or changed by admissions. We do our best not to apply a marketing admissions theme to the students' stories. But the students are up on Bucknell, so they are going to be good promoters."
"The following weekend marked a SWEET trip planned by Furman University Student Activities Board awesome committee, Co-Spo, to Sugar Mountain ski resort in North Carolina. Co-Spo collaborated with the Outdoors Club to bring an absolutely fabulous trip that included all your meals, a full day's lift ticket, ski or snow board rentals, a night in a hotel, and transportation - all for $20.... Clomping around in those uncomfortable boots, dragging those heavy skis and awkward poles is just a recipe for disaster. But luckily I made it out to the mountain in one piece and actually had a really great time."
- Excerpt from the diary of Amber Kirtley (left, with Ellen Heise)
There's certainly nothing new about student blogs - there are millions of them floating in cyberspace. What separates these online journals from the rest of the pack is that they are university sponsored and featured prominently on a school's admissions pages. These journals are photo heavy and focus on a few events every few weeks. But one has to ask - how real are these journals? And are they simply mouthpieces for the school?
"A kid who is going to see this diary is going to approach it with a healthy skepticism," says Paul Marthers, dean of admissions at Reed College in Portland, Ore., who is still weighing the pros and cons of a school-sponsored online journal. Some of the difficulties, says Mr. Marthers, are choosing the right people to represent the school, deciding whether or not the diaries are a passing fad, and whether prospective students are going to assume freshmen were "coached" on what to write.
Some writers, in fact, do tend to play the role of cheerleader for their school. But these are the types of students administrators want writing for their sites, not someone disengaged in campus life. Many belong to sororities or fraternities and participate in other activities such as band, sports, and various clubs, and are upbeat about their schools.
Surprisingly, these active students have carte blanche. Their journals are posted unedited and the schools leave it up to the students to write responsibly and to post appropriate photos.
"We're taking a little bit of a risk - a big risk - because we're giving them that flexibility," says Greg Carroll, vice president of marketing and public relations at Furman in Greenville, S.C. "One of the most effective things we'll tell them is, 'Just remember that your mom is reading this, your friends, your relatives.' We could shut the thing down if we had to," he says, but it has never reached that point.
Most of the journals seem fairly routine. Students describe packing up the car, together with the parents and heading to college for the first time, and how there aren't enough hours in the day to finish assignments and participate in activities. Occasionally, however, students don't paint a rosy picture, and this is where it becomes more interesting. In Amber's recent journal entry, she whined about multiple parking tickets. She complained that because her parking registration wasn't sent in early enough to park in the South Housing Parking lot, she never has anywhere to park her Isuzu Rodeo. She also complains that foreign-language requirements are taking too much of her time.
"I haven't heard from any administrators, which I'm kind of sad about," says Amber of her parking dilemma. "I thought, 'Maybe they'll let me park closer.' It hasn't worked for me."
Because these journals are posted unedited, offensive language could be a concern, but it's posed only a few problems over the years. A couple of years ago, one of Bucknell's female diarists posted a picture of a male student wearing a bra. "You'd sit back and say, 'Is this appropriate?' " says Shaynak. But since this reflects dorm life, he says, "we left it up and allowed it to remain up." And sometimes, a student's writing is too stiff, so Shaynak steps in and asks for livelier fare.
"Last weekend, Kappa Delta brought back the '80s, or K80s as we affectionately termed it. Our first function was a myriad of leggings, blue eye shadow, jean jackets, side pony tails, and sweatbands. It was SO FUN. I love dressing up, so this was Heaven for me. A big group of us went to eat at Ruby Tuesdays prior to the function and the looks we got from the other customers were priceless. Afterwards, Hailey, Chris, David and I spent the rest of the night continuing to stroll down memory lane by watching 'Footloose.' "
- excerpt from Amber Kirtley's online diary
Some journals are more structured than others. For instance, Furman students can write about whatever they want - weekend getaways, parties, dorm life. At Bucknell, administrators pick specific topics, such as life inside the classroom and making the most of campus activities, for the students.
About four "issues" come out each semester. Freshman Brittany Vogt from Jonesborough, Tenn., says before she arrived at Bucknell, the diaries definitely piqued her interest. "It's what got me to come here - seeing what campus life was like."
And when schools feature students from other countries, it might even boost interest from outside the US. A few years ago, Furman featured a writer from Jamaica and since then, applications from Jamaica have been steadily rising.
"He wrote a whole thing about how if you looked really forlorn and you sat around the kitchen in the women's dorm, they would cook for you," says Carroll with a laugh. "He had photos of all these women cooking him food. His perspective is interesting because this is not Jamaica. Sixty degrees for him is cold."
Although the journals are geared toward prospective students, it's sometimes the parents who read them regularly.
"My mom started reading the journals, and then she told me about them. I would read them when I could, but she would print them out and lay them on my bed," says Amber. "It was one of the major deciding factors for me to come to Furman. I identified with Katie's journal, and she just made it sound so fun and they did a lot of different things. It connected me to a place."
4
During the frenzied fuss of the daunting college search, I knew only one thing for certain. I wanted to get away. I wasn’t unhappy – I was bored. After living in the same town with the same people for eighteen years, I was starving for a new story. I wanted to have something all to myself. I wanted to immerse myself in unfamiliarity for the hell of it. Now, new faces, new fears and new revelations stood right outside my door, beckoning at me to reinvent myself.
I have been in college now for almost three whole monthsa wide eyed freshman. A handful of students from my high school attend this same college, but as none of them were close friends of mine, I saw it as coming alone. I noticed two kinds of people on that first day. There were the shy, bashful ones, nervously arranging and rearranging their rooms, offering timid smiles as I walked by. Then there were the overly excited ones, babbling on about their friends back home, their hobbies, and pryingly asking questions, one after the other, straining to see if they had anything in common with the people they were to live with for the next eight months. I was the latter. I immediately clicked with one of my suitemates, and she too, looking for a friend in a new home, was grateful, and thus began our inseparable camaraderie. The first few days, we quipped about our home life, the best friends we had left, previous boyfriends we acknowledged as foolish, but still missed, our families and our hopeful expectations for the next few years.
I listened intently as Dana delved into the various quirks of each one of her best friends, wondering what would become of my own. Dana was lively, but never outrageous. She knew little about the social “calling” of a college student. When I got restless, I dragged her to a few partiesour introduction into the college social scene. It seemed that meeting potential friends at these parties was much easier than in the classroom. As weeks progressed, I had found a core group of girls who quickly became my best friends. Rapport between some of my high school friends and I slowly grew weaker, and thus, I came to learn about the value of true friendshipsthe first of many lessons I would learn in this new world.
