Church

One of the easiest transitions I made my freshman year was attending a new church. I am Roman Catholic and try to go to mass every week. Back home my church is very large and holds a significant portion of my city it seems!

Church here is very different. I go to St. Francis of Assisi. For the first time I am no longer attending mass with the priest who baptized me. As much as I enjoy the personal relationship that my family has developed with my priest at home over the course of my life, St. Francis also has its pros.

St. Francis is a much smaller church and easily becomes crowded. This can be annoying sometimes, but usually the church is just full enough to not feel empty.

The first thing I noticed is, nearly everyone here at mass sings. Back home this is not the case, and mass does not feel as jubilant and energetic.

As many people go to school at University of Alabama, I still see many friends, classmates, and teachers at church.

As difficult as the transition to living away from home was in some ways, changing churches was not one of them. I think anyone who is a practicing Catholic or might be interested in the Catholic faith should check out St. Francis.

Housing

in Tuscaloosa sucks.

Right now I'm signed up to live in Lakeside East next year, but I'm not looking forward to it. I shouldn't complain because these dorms are alot better than some of the others, but the price is just way too high.

When I first told a friend of mine going to Auburn what I paid for my dorm each semester he thought that was the price for the full year....

I'm looking at getting an apartment but probably won't be able to until my junior year. If anyone knows of any good apartments that allow dogs let me know...Some I have looked at so far have a 20 pound limit on pets and thats not gonna fly