two worlds

College has become me. I live here, I work here, and I play here. I feel very disconnected to my former Hendersonville life of 18 years. 465 miles away, my family and old friends go about their daily lives as I go about mine here. I have a whole different network of friends than I did a year ago. The only thing that relates my two worlds is the vehicle that i drive to and from with. I wake up some mornings and feel like i am in a second world. I have greater control over this one though. Pre-college life was uncontrollable, I was always rolling with the punches and playing defense. Here I make my schedule and my rules for the most part. I am learning how to live. I have searched for love, but is that the most important thing in my life right now? I'm still achieving goals that i set. I still believe in those goals. This "second life" that i know will all disappear in 4 years. Funny how something so temporary feels so permanent.