Veeti Heikkinen
English
Jennifer Guarino
6.12.2015



Next week I will start my college. I'm going to Finch College, an all-girls Catholic school. It is located in New York, which is about two hours away from my home. I've been going to the local schools for all my life, and all my friends have lived nearby me. I don't know anyone from the school I am going to, and I don't know what to expect.
I arrived to the school one day after everyone else. When I arrived to the school, Sister Reed came to greet me. She told me everything that I had to know for the first couple of days, while she was taking me to my room. She told me to leave all my stuff in the room and hurry to the ceremony going on in the assembly hall. I left my stuff in my room and started heading towards the assembly hall.
When I came in the assembly hall, I was a little late, but the ceremony hasn't began yet. Everyone looked at me as I walked in. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know anyone there and nobody knew me. I didn't know where to sit, but then one of the girls told me to sit next to her. She seemed nice, but a little bit lonely. She asked my name and we started to get to know each other, before the assembly started. Her name was Marci.
After the assembly Lauren asked me to come to her room. I told her that I needed to unpack my stuff and get some sleep. I promised her that I'll see her tomorrow morning. So I got to my room and started to unpack my stuff and decorate my room, but I was so tired so soon I went to sleep.
    I woke up and went to the dining hall to have breakfast. The dining hall was huge and old fashioned. Marci saw me and waved to me. She was sitting alone in a round table, covered in a fancy white tablecloth. I got some cereals and went to sit with Marci. She asked about my past. After I briefly told my story and finished my breakfast, she insisted to come with me to my room.
    Together we finished unpacking and decorating my room. It was beautiful. Marci gave me a few flowers to put on my desk, that filled the room with a fresh odor. I had two posters on my wall. Marci showed me around the school. The campus was stunning. It was like a big garden that had constantly been taken care of, with castle like buildings.
    In no time, it was already night and we had to go to another ceremony. I sat with Marci again. In the middle of the ceremony, an asian girl walked in with a weird looking dress. She seemed very nervous and uncomfortable, just like me yesterday. Everyone stared her for a while, until one girl asked her to sit next to her.
    The first month went by. Much faster than I thought. I had a lot of homework to do each night, but still had time to spend time with my friends. Usually I spent time with Hannah and Isabella. Marci was still my good friends, but she had started to spend time with the Korean girl, whose name was Sookan. I didn’t know her much, but she seemed the kind of person that I would like to know better.
    Hannah and Isabella are both new to this school. They were more social and outgoing than Marci, which I liked. Hannah was tall and thin with blond hair. She was one of the most beautiful girl in our school. Isabella was also very pretty, she was kind of the leader of our group.
    I had 6 classes, so I had some free time besides school. Usually I had to do homework for about three hours a day, but sometimes even longer. Even though I had to study a lot, I didn’t think that it was too much for me. I still got to relax and spend time with my friends. The Korean girl, Sookan, has to spend all her time studying or doing scholarship work. I’m glad that that’s not me.
    In a few weeks, me and Hannah are going to Isabella’s house for a few days during the thanksgiving holiday. Also other people from this school and elsewhere. Her parents are away so we are she’s having a little party. I’m not such a party person myself, but I’m still excited to go. It seems that everyone else is going to drink alcohol, except me.
    It was almost Thanksgiving break. I was going home, after three nights at Isabella, and I was really excited to meet my family again after a long time. I have become even better friends with Hannah. She was very similar to me, so we had a lot to talk about.
    The last day was finally over. I packed my stuff for the thanksgiving holiday yesterday, so I was ready to go right away. We got a ride to Isabella’s house from her parents. Their house was in the middle of our school and my home. Isabella’s house was huge compared to mine. They had two water fountains on their front lawn. I was stunned.
    Isabella took me and Hannah upstairs where her room was. Then she showed us around the house, while her mom was making dinner for us. They had three floors and a lot of useless rooms made into libraries. Isabella had never told me that she was from a wealthy family.
    The dinner was ready. You could smell the delicious turkey already from upstairs. The food was pure luxury. Candles gave the final touch to the perfect setup. We never had this fancy food in my home. I was almost a little bit jealous for Isabella. After dinner, we went to Isabella’s room and soon to sleep.
    The next morning when we woke up, we made some breakfast for us. Isabella’s parents had already left, and soon other people would come. We cleaned up a little, and made the downstairs more suitable for a party. That didn’t take long, and soon the first guests started to arrive.
    The party was going on, and I tried to have a good time, but actually I was very uncomfortable being almost the only one who didn’t drink, and not knowing many people there. I had promised my parents that I wouldn’t drink alcohol when I’m underaged, and I wanted to keep that promise. Still the time went by fast and soon we went to sleep.
    The next morning, I was the first one who woke up. My parents were coming to pick me up in a few hours. I started to make breakfast for the three of us, and soon Hannah woke up and after that Isabella came down too. They both had a hangover while I was happy after a good night’s rest. After eating the breakfast and cleaning up a little, my parents came to get me.
    After spending a while at home with my parents, I went to meet some of my old friends. I was really glad to see them after a while, and to share my experience soon my new college. We had good time, and ate a traditional thanksgiving dinner with my parents, but soon it was time to get back to school. My parents drove me back again.
    The time between thanksgiving and christmas, I spent doing my schoolwork, which I had a lot.