Throughout the past couple of days I have been at the Endicott Colleges Class of 2021 Summer Orientation. Here is where I met a lot of cool people, learned a lot about my major, and the incredible opportunities that the next four years hold. I realized that it is a whole new atmosphere that I have never been apart of, meeting new people from all over the US. I finally met some other people that are a part of the Odyssey at Endicott while walking around the activity fair which was also really cool and exciting for me, as I have been communicating with many of them throughout the last couple of weeks but have never actually had the pleasure of meeting them in person. I am thrilled to start my studies as a hospitality management major and gain experience that I have never been exposed to before.

I learned a lot about the incredible opportunities Endicott has to offer when it comes to my major and I am so excited to start this new journey that I have ahead of me. I learned about the internship opportunities and the different classes I will be taking my freshman year. I am excited to start this new adventure with new people by my side and a whole new place I'm not used to- and how could you go wrong with the beautiful view and the three private beaches. Its all very new, but we are all in the same boat and we are all searching for success in the long run. We learned a lot about the study abroad option my major has to offer and I cannot wait to be able to obtain this experience of a lifetime, studying my major in a whole different country and learning how it is different for the other people of the world.

Countless times I have heard my older friends talking about how the friends you make at orientation will not be your friends throughout the next four years of college. But, throughout the course of these two days I have met some really interesting people, both within my major and outside of it. And, in my case, going to a school as small as Endicott, I believe it is likely that I will stay in contact with my friends that I met at orientation and will continue to be friends with them throughout my college career. My Endicott Orientation was mostly a positive one and it helped me get more comfortable with everything that is coming in the near future as move in day closely approaches.