Adventures at Michigan

I was born in Ann Arbor. I grew up in Ann Arbor. There has never been a point in my life where I haven’t lived in this town. I thought for so long that I would want to escape it for that very reason, but when it came down to it, I knew I could never picture myself going to college anywhere else.

Having so many connections to the school did leave me with quite a few expectations going in. I had only very recently watched my cousin go through her undergraduate years here and thought that I wanted to have the same experience she had.

Senior year: me and one of my best friends from high school

However, once I got here I realized that I truly knew so little about this town, this school, the students, and the people in it…or myself, for that matter.

I was worried going in that I would cling to my old friends from high school, but living on campus and taking classes in the summer helped me to get away from that. Now I have a bunch of new best friends and I still see my old ones too.

One of my NEW best friends

I’ve realized now that the beauty of this place and its size is that you can be any person you want. College is the most selfish time of your life.

I’ve discovered new locations in Ann Arbor that I never would have crossed into during my high school years, but now frequent with my friends. When people from out of town ask me what places I would recommend they visit, I am at a loss for words because I am actually discovering this town just as much as they are.

My favorite part of campus is the bridge by the CCRB at dusk. Mojo is so beautiful when it is lit up. For some reason, it makes me think that anything is possible.

Four years is a long time to spend at a place. I have no idea how much I will change in the next month and I wonder what I will be like by the end of my freshman year.