My first day at the Stony Brook Greene journalism program was odd. When I first entered my room, I was taken by surprise to feel a great sense of relief and comfort. I came expecting to feel extremely homesick and overwhelmed. But as soon as my father left, I felt free and excited. I quickly made my bed and unpacked my items. It gave me a grasp of getting dropped off to college on a real note. Soon upon arrival I met my roommate. We chatted a ton when we first met during reception, so it was lovely seeing a familiar face. We quickly kicked it off again! We then went to go meet the others in the lounge room, everyone was quiet and seatings were awkward but the excitement didn’t fade. We traveled to the newsroom and soon after we went to dinner. Dinner was fine. That was when we all began to chat and get to know each other better. The girls were so sweet and open to conversation, which was lovely because i came in eager to socialize and meet new people. The day ended quickly. After dinner we came back to the dorms and socialized more in the main lounge. I played Uno with May and Yasmine, my roommates. I ended my social night with ping pong with some of the guys and around 10 o’clock, I returned back to my dorm to wind down.
Overall, my day was adventurous and new. I’m excited to wake up tomorrow morning and began new adventures with the kind people whom are joining me along this program.
– Angie Larrea, Hempstead High School