Hello my innocent friend
You have come to an important time in your life, whereby you’re choosing what path you are going to follow from here on out. Your road starts here at Rhodes; hopefully you will get to where you are going. There will be lots of good times ahead for you, but don’t get caught up in all the fun that your new found freedom has to offer. It is often said that with great power comes great responsibility. Academically as well, you must be sure of what you want to do, because you don’t to chop and change courses and degrees during your time here. You must enjoy what you’re studying.
With all the seriousness having been said, you will also meet a lot of new people, be it in res should you live there, or in your digs. This is also what fun in this place is about. Lifelong bonds are made here. It’s that you get that sense of belonging to a community, unlike most of these bigger institutions. Should you happen to want to drink, you have heard from family and other people who are here about the university’s drinking reputation. This is true, and indeed part of the Rhodes student culture, just know that a pint of beer every now and then is not a bad thing, but should you have too much then you are on the road to being an alcoholic. I can tell you that the morning after is never cool, and last year there were quite a few of those for your boet over here. That then is not why your parents and/or sponsors gave so much money for you to come here. Have a belter of an O-week broer.
No seal-clubbing there neh. Party hard, work harder.
Your big boy, Mnix.
You have come to an important time in your life, whereby you’re choosing what path you are going to follow from here on out. Your road starts here at Rhodes; hopefully you will get to where you are going. There will be lots of good times ahead for you, but don’t get caught up in all the fun that your new found freedom has to offer. It is often said that with great power comes great responsibility. Academically as well, you must be sure of what you want to do, because you don’t to chop and change courses and degrees during your time here. You must enjoy what you’re studying.
With all the seriousness having been said, you will also meet a lot of new people, be it in res should you live there, or in your digs. This is also what fun in this place is about. Lifelong bonds are made here. It’s that you get that sense of belonging to a community, unlike most of these bigger institutions. Should you happen to want to drink, you have heard from family and other people who are here about the university’s drinking reputation. This is true, and indeed part of the Rhodes student culture, just know that a pint of beer every now and then is not a bad thing, but should you have too much then you are on the road to being an alcoholic. I can tell you that the morning after is never cool, and last year there were quite a few of those for your boet over here. That then is not why your parents and/or sponsors gave so much money for you to come here. Have a belter of an O-week broer.
No seal-clubbing there neh. Party hard, work harder.
Your big boy, Mnix.
1 comments:
It is true that being responsible builds character; it strengthens your personality too. Knowing the harsh realities of university is very important and self knowledge can be key to survival, that’s why I think being yourself and staying true to who you are is important in terms of staying focused but also being cautious and remembering why you are here in the first place. Having bordering lines and boundaries is crucial to developing and growing as a person but also staying focused and true to yourself. These are all the similarities between our letters to our younger selves
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