Aw, college life. It is such a strange experience. Unlike high school which is so focused on school and that is your life, college is so very different. We follow a new pattern of classes vs. free time. Now, ideally, that free time is spent on studying and maybe a job, yet in actuality this is not the case. For most college students, there are only a few things that are constant. That's music, the Internet, and video games.
Walk through your average dormitory on any given college campus and you will find most people either playing video games, listening to music, or surfing the Internet. As I have often said jokingly, "I am a college student, so naturally, I'm addicted to the Internet." Even when I go to Student Government meetings I find that the Internet is a focus. More often than not, just before our meetings when a group of us gather in the office, there is Internet usage. This usage is rarely related to the up-coming meeting. Normally we are sharing a newly discovered YouTube video, or playing that next Addicting Game from AddictingGames.com.
I have to wonder, is this a trend we will continue into our careers? Or will Internet usage be a constant problem in our lives? Will we stay addicted to the Internet, or will we be free at last? I really hope so. I am a big procrastinator and I can tell you the Internet is often my reason for procrastinating. I don't know, maybe I'm addicted to the Internet because there's simply nothing to do. I'm single, so I won't being spending time with any sort of girlfriend. I'm poor, so i won't be going out a lot or buying things. My time is limited, and I don't work out ever free hour I have. It might be just the structure of college life that causes this, or it might just be our mentality.
