Leaping to The Sky

After about 45 minuets of the class, or shall I say 45 minutes of desperately trying to keep up and not be a total embarrassment to my name we got to my favorite part. As the teacher put it "So, this is the creative part of class, one by one I want you to run across the floor and leap into the air. You can do whatever you want as long as your feet leave the ground" and it was liquid art... about 30 girls running, leaping into the air, faces upheld, joy on their faces, a moment to just let loose... and live. My turn came around and I too experienced that joy that moment of flight, being airborne, just leaving worries an
d fears on the ground below and letting loose.
     It was week of two of a free ballet class I've been attending, I never thought it was something I would do, but like so many other things on campus it was there, and it was free, and hey why not?! College is a learning experience for everyone at some level or another. Something that totally puts you out of your comfort zone, but it is your choice as to how far you will go to grasp all it has to offer. With 22,000 students and hundreds of activities, clubs, and events there was more then enough to pick from and by now, friday and week two I have tried many.  For a lot of people this time is when you learn your strengths and weaknesses, what you want to spend the rest of your life doing, and what you know isn't a good idea. Additionally for many it is the first time in their life they don't have hovering parents, or strict school guidelines, and because of that many things such as eating habits, safety, good judgment etc. can become lessened, and yet given this hypothetical full and total freedom, I feel myself surging and trying to succeed to be the best person I can be. Eating healthier and more consistently, exercising (even if its through wonderfully fun classes) meeting all sorts of different people and listening to their stories, taking time for myself alone when I need to. I just feel as though who knows if the classes themselves, the concept of getting a degree is truly worth it, but thus far the experience is, I see myself growing into a successful person, not in terms of a stereotypical worth, the best grades, a grade job, but success in terms of living life to its fullest, and that is something of such a great value that this type of institution can provide, and everyone should be able to experience that.