Alone and Listening

People say you go to college to find who you are, what your purpose is, and what you want to do. But sometimes I really wonder if that could be absolutely true when you are constantly surrounded by your peers--the interaction is so constant and endless that there's a buzzing in the back of my mind, hindering me from hearing my thoughts and leaving me feeling hollow at the end of the day. I need to sit down and lay my head back to the ceiling, the starkly white ceiling of the century old dorm room, and think. And remember. And plan. And analyze. I really need a break.