This thought has only recently struck me and it feels like a kind of mini-revelation. It all came about because of comments over lunch that I laugh more and seem to have developed a loud distinctive laugh. However I have always had a loud and distinctive laugh. In secondary school it was noted how I rocked back and forth when I laughed hysterically and also how I had different types of laugh.
This lead me to the sudden realisation that coming to University is not necessarily about discovering who you are but about discovering for yourself who you've always been. It's taken this long for me to even start laughing the way I used to thus showing that perhaps I'm finally starting to feel more comfortable and at home in these surroundings.
University is a very stressful and alien experience but I think this is as it should be. Coming to University is about becoming again the person you used to be but in a totally new environment. It's about proving that you can be that person on your own and out of your comfort zone.
This, for me, is the mark of independence and I believe that I will be truly independent when I can behave exactly the same at home, with family and close friends, as away from home.
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