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Sydney Delane Fanning

Dear California,

I'm coming for you with big dreams and ambitions. My standards are high so don't let me down. I'm not quite sure how I got so lucky, but I know I'll take nothing for granted.

I will be attending The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise and can honestly say, I'm SO EXCITED FOR SCHOOL TO START! I'm excited for my classes, and can't wait to make new friends who are all as passionate and creative as I am. I'm ready for the group projects and I'm ready to push myself out of my comfort zone.

I've only been here for 48 hours but can already tell how motivating it is to be in such a beautiful place. I landed yesterday morning with my four suitcases and my family by my side to take on this journey. I've now completely moved into my new apartment, and guys… It's so beautiful I wish you could see it! I don’t know how I got so lucky, it feels so unreal. I can't wait to start exploring the beaches and all the quaint little neighboring surf towns. I plan on taking advantage of all of the beautiful places while I'm here, so get ready for all of the pictures I will be uploading!

Today we went to West Street Beach and what I learned is that, any outing to the beach is a workout. Parking wasn't the easiest thing to do, we probably ended up walking a good 20 minutes down a hill, which didn't hit me how bad of idea it was until we had to walk back up. Once we got to the beach side of the road I was then pleasantly surprised with the 7 flights of stairs we had to take down to get to the water. As I was walking down I was thinking to myself, "this better be worth it"... And boy was it.

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