The Howler Issue 2 | Page 45

Where Are They Now? Graduating high school is a big step, and an intimidating one too! Lucky for you there are others that have already began their ascent into the real world and are more than happy to share their wisdoms with the curious up and coming. Anthony Aguilar Q: What do you miss most about HS? A: The fact that there's no stress about money or getting a job or eating Q: What is your favorite part about college so far? Mia Williams A: The independence to choose my classes and Q: What do you miss most about HS? A: My drama family and theatre in general. I miss the course for life plays that we would work so hard on and the bonds Q: What was the experience of moving away that I would make with people. I was always surrounded by people that allowed me to be who I am. from home all by yourself like? I miss the friendships that I had and the inside jokes A: full of excitement and anxiety, excited to that made me laugh so hard my stomach hurt. Theatre have the ability to start over, a clean slate on your reputation and on life but there's also the was honestly the highlight of my high school added stress factor of paying for college and experience. having money to do things and get things you need Q: What is your favorite part about college so far? A: The freedom and flexibility that I have here. At home I always had to ask my parents to go out or have Q: Do you have any advice for seniors stressing friends over, whereas here, I don't have a curfew and I about college this year? don't have to ask permission to leave my house. And as A: Don't feel bad if you don't go straight into far as flexibility, I don't have to be away from home all college, take your time to figure life out because day long, because of the breaks between my classes! It you don't want to rush into college and waste money because you switch majors so often due truly is amazing to be on my own schedule to the fact that you don't know what you want. Take your time and take every opportunity to, Q: What was the experience of moving away from take a break from life. home all by yourself like? A: So move in day at the dorm was probably the hardest day of college for me. It had hit me that I would be leaving my family and staying, alone, in a foreign place, for an odd amount of months with nothing but phone calls and face-times to ease my homesickness. On that first night, in my heart I wanted to leave Flagstaff and NEVER look back. But also on that first night, i got a chance to have a conversation with my roommates and, to my surprise, I enjoyed their company. Ever since then, it has gotten easier to be away from home.