To My University,
We have a love/hate relationship. On one hand, I have a multitude of reasons to love you and be thankful for you every day. On the other hand, you give me a ton of reasons to despise you daily. I guess I will start with the bad, so at least that way I can end on a good note.
To begin with, you are cold. You chill me to the bone most of the time classes are in session. I know it isn't your fault, it's just how you are. You are covered in snow most of the year, and more likely than not are you to be the cause of a broken bone thanks to the black ice that seems to cover you. Of course with all of that in effect, classes still won't be canceled.
You are also incredibly small. I hate you for that. I can't walk across campus without seeing an ex, an almost-dated-but-didn't or just someone I hate. If only you were a little bigger; not big enough that it takes me half an hour to get from class to class, but big enough that I don't have to see people I dislike on every walk between classes.
Alright, enough disdain. Now to the reasons I love you. I love you because you became my home away from home. You were the first place I had away from my parents, siblings and high school. I learned to grow into my own person because of you.
You gave me some of my best friends in the whole world. I don't know where I would be without them now. Without you, I never would have met my fellow Greeks that I hold so dear to my heart. I wouldn't have met my significant others. My life would be pretty sad without all of those people in it.
On top of all of that, you gave me opportunities. You prepared me to be an adult someday. You gave me my internships and my amazing (and some not-so-amazing) professors. You gave me activities and chances I never would have had if I had chosen to attend a different school.
So at the end of the day, I guess I love you more than I hate you. Thanks for everything.
Sincerely,
Me
