Take a Deep Breath (Olle)

Oh, O week is soon over.

Now comes the time when you can finally get to know people. No more sitting around in a circle, doing awkward ice breakers. No more: What’s your name? Where do you come from? And what course are you taking? I’m taking Media & Communications by the way. Just so you know, so we can hurry on to the next step, the interesting one. But before we get there, let’s see what O week was like.

There is a mix of feelings related to O week. In short, it’s been the busiest, most wonderful time of my life. You get to meet people, you find out there is a zillion clubs to join (and that, regardless of your interests, there’s probably a club devoted to it), and that the uni resources are overwhelming. Everywhere, you will hear people shouting:

GET INVOLVED!

I’d say:

TAKE A DEEP BREATH!

It’s OK to take it easy.

Don’t feel forced to join the zillion clubs straight away. Instead, have a think about it. What do I actually want to do? The transition to uni is big as it is, for everyone. O week is so full of activities and parties we almost forget the most important thing: that adapting takes time.

And it doesn’t take a week. That’s what O week is telling us.