IUP, Struggling Self-Esteem

1-31-97  20 years old.  I have been at IUP for 3 weeks now and I am still feeling lonely.  No one seems to stay around up here when the weekend comes which leaves me by myself.  I am not that social and so that adds to the loneliness.  It is during these quiet times...

IUP, Noticing Weaknesses

1-26-97.  20 years old.  Today, as I look back on the past year of my life I am starting to notice my weakness.  My back tends to get tense when I walk.  I think it may be due to leaning back and sticking my belly forward when I walk.  I notice that my hips swing...

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1-24-97.  20 years old.  It is Friday night and I am doing nothing but sitting in my dorm room.  I do not know anything lately.  My life is heading in some direction and I have no idea where it is going to take me.  When I talk to older people who have had longer life...

The Ride Home From Penn Univ.

3-18-1995, 17 years old.  It has been four hours and now it is time to leave the hospital.  As I sit in the back seat of my parent’s car with my mom and dad in the front seat, I cannot help but think about what has just happened.  It is almost like a bad dream. ...