University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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IMPRESSIONS . . . You know, it seems that just when you get used to being home for the sum- mer, August comes along. Enter new thought processes and start thinking . . . SCHOOL. That last week seems to take forever, as the anticipation of freedom, partying, friends, and boy and girlfriends takes precedence. About three days before the end of vacation you go on a wild buying spree. Buy posters. Buy food. Buy booze. Pack the car. Drive to GRI. Moving in’s got to be the best day of every year . . . Just pure fun and relaxa- tion. No classes, no books, and no pro- fessors to deal with. A large conglomera- tion of reveries; but the best being back with friends. That first night back, even with the hassles of parking and rearranging the room, might be called the antecedent of the last, although we haven’t experienced that feeling yet. And then there’s the first call home of the new year, Dad, you should see this ignad of a roommate I’ve got. He’s from , some place I can’t even pronounce the name of.” Nearly four years later, you cry when you leave that ignad. And you realize, that college isn ' t the big, ugly, scary thing mom and dad said it was. It might actually be fun. 2 Impressions