5 things I've learned about BYU

So, I've been down at the Y for a couple of days now, and I have to say, it's been a lot of fun so far. Right now I'm alone in my dorm room writing on my blog, but what can I say? I can only take so much socialization in one day. But don't despair! Soon I will go out and see the human race again. But for now, I'm taking the time to tell you a few of the things I have learned in my experience here thus far.


5. Boys in colored pants? Girls in ultra skinny jeans and oversized glasses? Yup, everybody here is more stylish than you. Of course there is the stray odd ball in just a simple t-shirt, but really, they take their fashion seriously here. I just hope I can keep up. Where I hail from, I thought I was on the cutting edge. And then I saw these wardrobes.

4. Blame it on the altitude. But seriously, the reason I failed so miserably on my attempted run must have had something to do with the change in altitude. Let us hope. It was pathetic.

3. If it's not the altitude's fault, it's the humidity's. I begin my days looking so cute and come home to see that my hair is so frizzy it's triangular shaped. Something is going to have to be done about that.

2. The people here are super friendly. Coming from Powell, it seemed strange that nobody would make eye contact when I passed them on the sidewalk, but once I got over that and talked to people I realized that they're all just genuinely nice, even if they need to work on making eye contact with strangers.


1. This school is one I can be proud of. The teams, cheerleaders, and mascot are awesome. Back home, the Powell Panther usually just does a lot of fist pumping, but Cosmo's out there jumping around doing backflips and cartwheels and crap. He looks like he belongs on a gymnastics team somewhere, and that's something to be proud of.


Even with the humidity and my newfound fashion insecurities, I know I made the right choice to come to BYU. I've loved being around so many people with my same beliefs and values. This really is a school that's one of a kind. The students at this school all have so much ambition and potential, and I'm excited to be a part of that. The future is so bright.