Blog Post 9 - Victoria Nemeth

Just when I thought I was going to have a normal semester on campus, I get the email that we’ve been sent home from school for the rest of the semester.  I have been thinking a lot about what a crazy freshman year I, and the rest of the NUin kids have had this year. I started off my college experience in one of the most unconventional ways, my family dropped me off at the airport, and I was off on my own in Greece with 200 other students.  I remember thinking how crazy it was to take that leap, but feeling so happy that I was able to conquer that first semester and leave confident that I made the right choice, and was changed for the better. When I got back from Greece, I was nervous to start on campus because everyone had already been there for a semester at least, and I was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to adjust or find my place, I was also nervous about the classes.  We had taken STEM classes in Greece, but they weren’t the same as Northeastern. As I would share my worries with my parents, they’d tell me “you went to Greece for your first semester, you’ll be able to handle Boston!” I was so thankful for the friends I made during my first semester because I was able to lean on them during the transition to Boston. After spring break, I was so ready to return to campus because I had just gotten the hang of life in Boston and on campus.  I found a routine with my classes and studying, I had gotten through the first round of projects and exams for each class. I was also excited that the warm weather was finally here, and I would be able to experience campus and Boston in the Spring.  

I think that online classes came as such a shock in the sense that I basically have to relearn another routine for myself, and each class comes with new changes with this transition.  I know that it is a huge change for many professors and students, but as I am starting to unpack my things at home I realize that my freshman year on campus is done after just a short two months.  Getting sent home, being away from my friends and not being able to experience Boston and campus in the spring is super sad. Thankfully, being a freshman, I still have three (or four) more years on campus to experience the things I am sad about missing now. I can’t imagine being a senior, and having my last spring at school ripped from me in a single email.  At least there’s a bright side to this whole situation, and I know that I will become even more adaptable and thankful for the time I get to spend on campus with my friends and at home with my family. Hey, at least now I get to spend each day of online classes with my dog :)