A Year and a Half Later: Returning to a College Campus

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This week has definitely been an exciting one, finally being back at LMU and seeing people I haven’t seen for over a year. And college kids all across the country have been experiencing a similar type return over the last couple weeks.
At LMU, Qdoba has hit different and a late night Iggys Diner run has been a hell of an upgrade from the Habit. But I've definitely been a little jealous of the freshman because I felt robbed of a year of college and still feel like we’re finishing up that year.
In this episode, I’m talking about what I believe many college kids are experiencing right now, which is a lot of excitement but also weird feelings related to Covid. If you’ve become more aware of how quickly time has been passing and also wish Covid didn’t happen during your college years, I could totally relate. And this will be a good listen for anyone who has experienced pandemic life during college and want's to hear some advice about how to handle this change. I use information from Trevor Moawad's book, "It Takes What It Takes," to help uncover the concept of neutral thinking so that we can use this to help smooth the transition back to normal life.