First day at college
My first day at college marked my first entry to a government-sponsored education center. I vividly recall how I had mixed feelings on the thought that I would interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds. I can attest that I was overwhelmed to get an opportunity to accomplish my professional goals in a renowned college with academic excellence. The psych I had made is among the first admission numbers because I wanted to get into a new system and be conversant with new institutional cultures and traditions.
In a new environment, I was timid to interact with other new students because of uncertainty about their character and intentions at school, relating to famous college student dynamics. I remember how I ignored some senior students who wanted to give me an orientation about the college, and I ended up being embarrassed by being nicknamed ‘angel Gabriel’. After a week of familiarizing myself with the school setting and course plan orientation, I entered my first class session in the second week of September. I encountered a literature professor who seems to be in his mid-40s. He instructed that every student gives an identity of themselves as per class columns. On my turn, before I could utter a word, one student, “He is angel Gabriel!” the class busted into laughter. Professor Maceroni then asked, “So angle Gabriel, when the world will get a new Jesus?” They laughed again, and we continued with the introduction.
The professor gave us the reality of a future career and urged students to learn to have a busy mind aside from formal education. I was moved by how he used familiar examples to put into a literature setting, i.e., rhetoric art and suspense, making a classroom go into a silent moment, probably reflecting the professor’s words. Our class was lively, judging how students interacted, airing their opinions, suggestions, and complaints freely. As I continued to study, I realized that college studies were more mature interactions, and the class remained the top identity of students.