College is a totally new experience for me. Being on my own and away from home is something I don't have much experience doing. Although it's a lot different, its definitely something I love. Not having parents telling me what to do all the time seems good to me right now, but I know that having them there really helped me to get all my work done and keep organized.
             As of right now my two friends and I are really focusing on our diet here at Umaine. We try to get three balanced meals in a day. Our bigger meals are usually lunch and dinner, and breakfast usually consists of a multigrain bar every now and then. We're planning on not gaining the "freshmen 15" so we try to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. We also drink a lot of water and Milk with our dinner. The snacks we buy for our dorm are mostly unhealthy right now, but we now realize we need to get some healthy food in our refrigerators. We also each bought memberships to the gym. Back at home I played sports so it wasn't necessary to work out but, now I plan to work out at least 4 times a week. Hopefully this will allow me to relieve stress and also manage my time.
             Considering I only have two classes a day, I am left with a lot of free time. This free time allows me to do pretty much whatever I want. But I've come to realize that the 2 hours I have in between classes is a good time to read and start doing homework. I also try to give my self enough time to finish my assigned reading every night. So instead of hanging out with my friends after dinner, I go home and start reading and then take a break and go see them. Usually my friends and I set aside time to do homework, that way we can all study together and then hang out later.
             Sleep is something that I definitely need a lot of. I always try to get to bed by 12 on the week nights. My earliest class is at 9:30 so I never have to wake up really early to
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