CHARACTER STUDY (I)

As the young and ambitious young woman looked over her acceptance letter once more, her heart seemed to love the university more fondly. Her top choice school had rejected her, yet the closing of one door had inadvertently opened another. The young woman would still find herself in LA by the end of the week, in an apartment with her best friend, and living that 'freshman college life.' So Lupita, being the worrier and go-getter she was had already packed, unpacked, you know just to see if anything was missing, and repacked at least a dozen times! The days seemed to be agonizing to her, she was constantly wondering how college would be, who she would meet, how the apartment would be decorated and set-up, and worrying about.. well everything...

But the day for departure finally arrived, Julissa, Lupita's best friend, was at her house, packed and ready to go. The anxious and tear-filled goodbyes were upon Lupita now and were completely unavoidable. The agonizing and torturous days of waiting had turned into a dreadful fear of living alone and being away from her family. Suddenly she felt terrified, unprepared, worried.. but her journey was calling her. It beckoned to her like a parent welcoming a child into an embrace, and she found the strength and comfort to get on the road and move toward those strong and stabilizing arms. Little did she know that this was only the beginning of a rollercoaster ride, a journey that would have a multitude of highs and lows, where she would have to battle sleepless nights, 12-page essays(single spaced), and a motley of college troubles, but this would also mark the beginning of the rest of her life.