After 10 hours and 639 miles I'd arrived at Howard University. Freshman week was over and now it was time to get down to business. My schedule was complete 3 classes Monday Wednesday Friday and 2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Upon stepping onto the yard headed to my first class I felt an overwhelming amount of nervousness. All the upperclassmen on campus, it was like freshman year of high school all over again just amplified by 10. After Monday and Tuesday I was relieved. I was more sure of myself and my mom reassured me that everything would be alright. She was right as moms usually are, and I was able to breathe easy and calm my nerves. The following days left in the week I made realistic goals and expectations for myself.
As far as freshman seminar is concerned, I am very excited for this course. For majority of my life I have attended schools where I was a minority, now that I'm a majority I plan to take full advantage of it through freshman seminar. After reviewing the lectures scheduled for this semester I am most excited for is Abandonment and Dismemberment: "Something Torn and New". This lecture will be about Africans being snatched from their homelands to then be stripped of their culture and turned into slaves. I chose this section to be the most interesting because in my high school we were always taught a "white-washed" version of the truth. When it came down to learning African history it was overlooked and no one seemed to care. With that being said this lecture is the one I'm looking forward to the most.
So far all of my expectations have been met on campus. However I do wish that people were more friendly. I can honestly say that I am eagerly looking forward to the next three years here at Howard University.