Alternative Title: What I Learned in High School
So, I've been in college about two years now. Give or take a few semesters here and there (hey, I told you I had a rocky start)and you know how everyone always says college is such a great learning experience?
It's true.
But not really in the ways you might think. I've learned a lot more about myself than I have about any academic subject. One thing I've picked up on about myself is that, almost subconsciously, I take on traits of the people around me. Ok, not all traits of the people around me. My basic personality stays the same, but I do tend to pick up style of dressing, eating habits, mannerisms... those sorts of things. And I know it sounds far fetched but, I really don't realize I'm doing it. When I first realized I was doing it, it drove me INSANE. I was so mad at myself. Why couldn't I just find some way of talking or dressing that was totally me? Being a naturally shy person, I think my instinct is to just blend. In fact, I've become so good at blending that I don't realize I'm doing it. Believe me, grade school taught me to blend the hard way. Nowadays when I realize I'm wearing the exact same thing as five other girls in my class, or words just came out of my mouth that sounded like my sisters, I chalk it up to cultural anthropology. I'm practicing participant observation.
Whether I'm blending in with the other students, or blending in with a wall in the background, I know I'm different. I just don't want to be noticed. Not now, anyway. Believe me, you'll know when I want to be noticed.
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| A good way to not be noticed is to borrow oversized beige clothes from your mom |
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