SANL UNIT 3 BLOG

As I open my eyes I am immediately met with the sun’s bright rays which blind me. The sun is shining and blinding me as if a torch is being held in my face at night. The first thought that comes to my mind is how I need to complete my morning routine of cleaning myself up before I can go to class. As I’m sitting in my room I think of how my life has changed. I am going through a rite of passage. I am now enrolled in a university that is in a completely different province with no family near by. A few days ago I had not become a student but now I have fully taken my new ‘occupancy’ as officially being a university student. Before I could actually name myself as a fully pledged NWU student I went through a week of orientation. This week took me back to my grade 8 days when I was a fragile little girl who never thought she could make it here, I felt as though I was in the wilderness because of how lost and confused I was most of the time,I even had to make friends so that I can have people who are going through the same thing as me because we relate to each other and can offer each other help. Orientation week had me so drained because everyday was a different activity and I had still not adjusted to the Potchefstroom weather. The heat here feels as though there are 100 heat waves hitting at the same time, I thought Joburg was hot but clearly I was not educated enough about the different province climates. After Orientation had occurred and classes had officially started, I could now call myself a university student. My thoughts had just taken over I had even forgotten about how I need to get ready for my 8:00 am class.

 

Sociology is my first class today and I attend it at the engineering buildings which was a long trek to get there. It’s not even a walk, it felt like a journey back to Gauteng by foot. The sun was showing off its ability to produce heat, it was as hot as a bakery.

 

In my sociology class I felt so exhausted because of how busy this week has been. The past few days were like a farmers market,forever packed and busy but more tasks were being handed out. The workload felt as though I am a single mother with 3 children who all look to me for guidance even though I am also sometimes clueless .I had started falling asleep during my class until the lecturer announced how we need to complete an activity which is due at the end of the class. The lecturer had now indirectly told me that sleeping was not going to happen as she’s expecting me to complete a task that she had just issued. I attempted to complete the tasks but my thoughts were like dinosaurs, they were non existence at this point but I had to try so I can get participations marks for this semester and also because the lecturer was not going to let is out without submitting her task.

 

My friend who was sitting next to me was asking me for help because I am usually at the top of my game but today felt as though I have been dealt with a bad hand. Today I am the one who is seeking assistance because I am as clueless as a newborn at this moment .

 

As soon as I completed my task I handed it in and the lecturer granted me the space to exit and finally be free from the shackles of her exhausting class. The walk back to my room felt as if I had just run in a marathon but I was not fit to do so. I just wanted to get to my room so I could collapse onto the bed and take a long nap without any disturbance. As I got into my safe heaven, my own personal garden of eden I was finally able to just relax and unwind from the class I had and recuperate. I was finally happy and relieved when I threw myself onto my bed with caught me with ease. 

 

I lied on my bed as I tried to generate my energy when suddenly at the speed of light I shot back up when I remembered I have an assignment due next week and I have not completed it. This led me straight to my table so I can start with it. It felt as though I was a doctor who was on call for the past 2 days with no sleep ,I was exhausted but had to push through so I could complete this task before I find myself rushing it at the last minute. 

 

Completing this task felt as though I have been asked to find the cure for HIV, but I’m not even a qualified scientist nor doctor. As soon as I was done I finally had the chance to retire to my bed and take my long awaited nap.

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