I think it all started during my first week when I learned to always lock the bathroom door when taking a number two, or else a chairman of a club you are in will accidentally walk in on you. I specifically remember my first couple weeks at Penn State containing so many embarrassing moments that I came to be completely unaffected and unembarrassed by any of them.

I decided that I’d amass the courage to share some of my personal freshman embarrassing moments with you in hopes that you’ve experienced similar ones as well (or maybe I’m wrong and am about to make a fool out of myself).

It’s funny how I’ve experienced all of these feelings at some moments during this school year only to find myself stuck in the youthful tar of an embarrassing rookie freshman mistake the next second that has, well, made me remember that I’m essentially still a freshman. At one point, we feel so old when we talk to past friends still in high school or younger siblings on the other end, we feel like independent young adults about to enter the workforce and permanently live on our own. There are certain defining feelings I’m sure every single one of us has gotten at least once so far since we’ve been at Penn State: internal feelings of maturity, pride, intelligence, belonging, unity with each other, or independence for finally being college students.

Most embarrassing moments at school