Orientation

My legs are numb from all the walking Austin forces you to comply with. It's awesome over here. I love the environment, I love the many flavors of people, and I love the way I'm treated. It's such a wonderful experience to feel independence. My roommate is pretty cool; she won 'Most Athletic' at her school'; she's just kind of quiet. I got a taste of that loneliness everyone was talking about. I don't want to be one of those intimidated, quiet girls because that's not me; I guess I'm afraid of sounding stupid. Many of the girls here are quick to open their mouth; they're also the ones who arrive at our floor meetings in stilettos and silky tube tops. I don't want to be either extreme, but I do want to have input. I hope I'll get over it. I have views; I'm not some dark-skinned introvert. It's just hard to communicate my personal views with people who I don't know.