College. Life.

Last week in music technology class, our professor strongly encouraged us to start a blog. I can't quite remember why. I think he may have used the old "everybody's doing it" argument and, as usual, it was very effective.
I'm currently a sophmore in college. I attend a small, Christian college in the north, where it snows constantly, but I don't mind. I love the cold and the snow. For one thing, it is very beautiful. At night, light reflects of the snow and on cloudy days, turns the sky into a purplish color. The branches of the trees are iced over and they sparkle in the sunlight. However, there are hazards that go along with this. Yesterday, i was walking to class, minding my own business, when the wind blew and shook the trees enough that the ice cracked and little shards started raining down on me. Now i duck my head every time I walk under a tree (which really is a fair amount of the time) and if the wind starts blowing, I run.
About college life: at this moment I have no strong feelings. I can't honestly say, "i love it!" or "it's horrible." Two days ago I may have gone with the latter because I was miserable, but i wouldn't blame college very much for my misery. College is pretty cool actually. at least i think mine is. I visited a friend last summer at her college and drinking seemed to be their only activity. That's not how it is here. We are not allowed to drink and it wouldn't be worth the risk, although I know some kids still do. Personally, I tried drinking twice and realized that it is not for me. I was really curious about alcohol before I tried it. I had a suspicion, (like alot of kids do) that it really does not affect people as strongly as they make it seem. i thought that adults used alcohol as an excuse to say and do things that would normally be inappropriate. I was pretty confident in that theory, but, needless to say, I was wrong. I was very surprised when I tried it and felt the effects. It really did remove my inhibitions and i became a whole different person. I actually talked in the company of others and was friendly. I realize that it is good to be friendly, but not artificially. I embrace my inhibitions. The main reason that I don't drink anymore though, is that its wrong. i have been commanded (as we all have) by God to obey the governing authorities. I am underage and so drinking, for me, is wrong. Although, I admit, I have a much easier time obeying the comand not to drink than not to watch copyright movies on youtube.