It's actually really sad to have to say my goodbye's (even if it is only for three months), but even then... everything will be different as I step back onto campus as a Sophomore in the fall of 2016.

I remember just nine short months ago I moved into the freshman dorms.. I was so scared. I didn't have friends yet, I had no idea how to navigate around campus, and lets just say I learned pretty quickly that the caf food isn't as good as it was during orientation week. I also hated the dorms. They were so small, no air conditioning, no bathroom to myself, AND I had to share my room with a roommate. Who knew nine months later I would be sad to leave all of these things behind.

Freshman year taught me a number of things. For starters, it taught me to never take my parents for granted ever again because being away from home when you're sick and your mom isn't there to make you soup and bring you medicine is the worst wakeup call of them all. But who would've known that I would be stuck with a roommate who made sure I took my medicine when I needed to, and sent me off to class with 12930 cough drops. Who would've known the girl I met on twitter during the summer would become my best friend. And who would've known the girl who I thought hated me first semester would become my future roommate for next year. So many things have happened this year, and I am forever grateful for being at the bottom of the food chain once again.

I have grown so much since last fall. I have learned so many things too. I now know the times to eat in the caf so you don't have to sit in line for 30 minutes waiting for food. I also know not to wash clothes on Sunday's because that's when the rest of the freshman class decides to do laundry. I know that when it gets hot everyone brings their dogs to campus and it's the best time of the year because, well, dogs..and hiking and camping is fun too! And I also know that the freshman 15 is REAL (watch out). I have learned that studying is something that you have to do in college, and being one who never studied in high school I had to learn how to do this. Also, procrastinating on papers and projects is something that is done more often than should be, and it is also the dumbest decision to make.

Although being fresh-meat is not thought of as the greatest thing on the planet, I can definitely say that I am going to miss my freshman year more than anything. But I can't wait to make more memories, meet more people, and grow more into the woman I am destined to be.