My first day in college was frustrating at first while pleasantly surprising at the end. The new campus was quite different from what I dreamed of. Actually it was as big as my high school. Besides instead of huge buildings, there were only some small ones. Although it took me some time to make my decision, I finally made up my mind not to beat a retreat. After all, you couldn’t judge a book by its cover, as an old idem told us, so did my college. And what happened next proved that I chose a wise choice.
On entering the dormitory, I met 10 smiling faces that greeted me warmly, which made me pretty amazed and delighted. It was a great honor for me to be arranged to live with 10 freshmen who came from 9 different provinces. We liked each other at first sight. Sharing our experiences and talking without any embarrassment, we felt like long last friends. Visiting came in the afternoon when the college leaders and teachers came to our dormitory to give us worm welcome. Whenever we need help, someone always came to lend us a hand.
I never felt myself a new comer, but a member of the big family. That life was not all roses was what I learned on my first day in college. I realized that difficulties in life couldn’t be avoided, but that if one didn’t run away but met unexpected hardship, one mastered all obstacles and at the came out victorious.
