Flexibility

Flexibility: adjustable, compliance, limber, pliancy, malleable.

It's time for another one of my tips and tricks for college students. Today's lesson is all about being flexible, in both the physical and mental sense.

Physical:
I'm taking a skills class called Outdoor Winter Activities, and one of the things we've talked about already is the importance of stretching. Stretching leads to flexibility and decreases your chance of injury, especially if you're a klutz like yours truly. So stretch. Be flexible. Work your muscles in different ways, like snowshoeing (which we're doing for class, by the way, and is really exciting)

Mental:
It is very important to keep an open mind, especially as a college freshman. For example, I came into school thinking I wanted to do something in the medical research field. But I kept an open mind, because I wasn't positive that that was the route for me. And a great new opportunity has literally fallen into my lap in the form of English. But even after deciding to major in English, I have continued to keep my mind open, and yet another opportunity has flown its colorful flag. After an extremely interesting Paideia lecture yesterday, I am now seriously considering a second major in Africana Studies. But the cool thing is that four of the classes for this major are also history courses. And you only need five history courses to minor, so by taking one extra history course of my choosing, I could have a minor! So by keeping an open mind and not closing myself off with the notion that I was going to be a biology major no matter what, I have discovered new passions of mine that have been previously under-developed.

So there's another life lesson from a college freshman. I hope you can apply it to yourself, no matter what walk of life you are living. Until next time, I'm
Always,
Allison