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Kelsey, I love the title of your blog and its contents, too. I'm glad that you can look back and see how much you learned and enjoyed your experiences. I'm especially glad that you got more warmth and welcome feelings than you had expected and that you were able to trust more quickly than before. I hope your second year of college turns out even better. I wish I could find an essay I once read about "in-between time," which perhaps is also what you are getting at here. I think the fall season holds this for many people: a new year of school, a new job, a move, the start of the season. For those of us in the U.S., it's even time to pick a new leader. It's a time of uncertainty, but also of possibility. I enjoyed reading your thoughts! The answer to your last question is probably some of both. Hopefully, some of them will consult you so that they will have a better idea of what to expect and how to navigate the new experience. Nice posting! I enjoyed reading it. Makes me think back to my first few years of college and those uncertain times, like changing schools and my major from physics to music. Your blog's title reminded me of a saying, about how precious right now is, something like "If you have one foot in the past and the other on the future, then you're p*ssing on the present!" And "now" is a gift to be treasured. I think you already got that - try to take good care of yourself very well and have a great year! A little aside from the topic of your blog, I rode 2 blocks down East Mall this afternoon, and almost ran into 5 first years with their noses in their maps, wandering into the roadway.

More to the point of your blog, I remember my first year (not at UBC), and had similar ideas of what it would be like. I found the transition a lot like getting hit by a bike.