Sarah Elizabeth Posting

Welcome to SARLExANDRA. This is Sarah here, one half of the Sissie tag-team. A few days ago, Alexandra and I were on a walk around the neighborhood. I was leaving later that day; she left for college a few days later. In a last effort to stay in touch, we decided to start a blog. What better use of useless internet time than co-authoring a blog with your sister and future-maid-of-honor right? Boom. SARLExANDRA was born.

Welcome! Over the next few months (hopefully longer), both Alexandra and I will be posting from our respective locations. I'll leave all the undergrad news to the little one; I'll share all I can about travelling and living abroad in Ireland. We'll see where this goes ;)

But now for a little friendly advice....

Dear xANDRA,

Everyone says we're so much alike. I don't really see it, but it must be partially true at least. I know you're going to do fantastic, fun, adventuresome, and interesting things with your four years at college. If we're anything alike, it might take you a little while to get comfortable, but you won't let that time stop you from taking advantage of all opportunities and meeting all sorts of best friends. I would advise you to study hard early in the day so you can hang out with your friends all night. I would also advise you to pick a bedtime and stick to it varyingly. As Gido says, you can sleep when you're dead and done. Some good advice would be to spend some quality time with the library because a dorm room will always be a distraction. Some bad advice would be to be sure to party and let off steam at least once a week (but really, you should do that because it makes the week go so much faster sometimes).

But the best piece of advice I can give you is this: know and always be aware that each year and each semester at college is different. So don't go into it thinking that you have four whole years to do things, to accomplish, to meet. Think of each year separately. Make goals for each year, find new loves and niches each year. Know that things will be constantly changing, and don't rely on "all four years" as a safety mat, as a reason to put things off. Do it all today because more ideas will occur to you tomorrow. 

And most importantly, don't forget to share. ;)
Love,
SARLEx