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" So I&amp;#039;m supposed to vent in this blog, and to be honest there is SO much I COULD potentially vent about, but in the spirit of Thanksgiving there&amp;#039;s a lot to be grateful for so...I&amp;#039;ll do both =]  First of all, yes we&amp;#039;re part of the Freshman 15 here at seventeen, but the REAL freshman 15 (as in poundage) is NOT just a rumor or legend, it&amp;#039;s true! While I haven&amp;#039;t gained 15 pounds, I&amp;#039;ve definitely seen a difference, and always seem to come up with a reasonable excuse to not hit up the state of the art gym that is only a short walk away from my dorm.  BUT, I am thankful for how yummy the food is! Some colleges have cafeteria style, where you get what they serve that day, during certain hours. But at UCSD you have an ID card that stores your food points, you pick out what you want, then swipe your card to buy it. There is a TON of selections as well as different restaurants on campus, PLUS its open from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m., I so can always eat at those awkward times of the day! The food is awesome, I&amp;#039;m loving the gigantic breakfast burritos in the morning, ooh, and hey also serve breakfast during the late night grill =]. What else to vent about? How hard the classes are! To be honest, high school wasn&amp;#039;t that difficult for me. Yeah it was challenging, but as long as you studied or did your homework you were good.  Here, you can study hard and still not do a good job! Plus it gets really irritating in my computer science class, talking to the guy next to me who has 100+ percent in the class and hasn&amp;#039;t even read any of the book - he&amp;#039;s just that smart. But on the bright side, this is my last week of the quarter!! This week, and then one day of finals, and I&amp;#039;m done \u2014 time for winter break and Christmas!  Remember, when it seems like there is a lot to complain about \u2014 there is always a bright side. Don&amp;#039;t make Thanksgiving the only day that you reflect on the blessings in your life. Switch your perspective from Thanksgiving to everyday ThanksLiving! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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