The most difficul part about college, I think, is adjustment. You're miles away from your parents, friends, and everything you've ever known. Just thrown into the adult life with no warning.

I remember how sleepless I was the night before move-in day. Butterflies, thoughts, fears, and dreams danced around inside of me, leaving me with too many mixed emotions after hugging my parents good-bye and wiping away a few tears, of course.

I sat on my bed and looked around the room. The sirens of police cars wailed outside and doors slammed down my hallway but, for some reason, I still felt alone.

Throughout most of my first semester I was homesick. I did my best to stick it out and make the most of being at college and enjoying the experience, but I just didn't feel it. I felt left out, like everyone else was living the college life while I counted down the days until Thanksgiving Break.

My problem was not that Temple didn't make me happy. It was more of an adjustment issue, as aforementioned, that I needed to get used to. I had made friends here, but none of them compared to my friends from home.

The biggest issue I faced was constantly comparing my life here at Temple to the way things were in my hometown in New Jersey. "Change is inevitable. Change is constant." as Benjamin Israeli once said.

And today, on January 31st, I can proudly say that change is one of my new favorite things. I can proudly say that Temple University is my new-found home.

Something struck me as I moved back into my dorm about two weeks ago. I decided that I would make the most of every second here at Temple because, as they say, these are the best four years of your life.

Since January 15th, I have been taking advantage of every opportunity that has come my way. Last week I auditioned to anchor for Temple Update, and over the weekend I went through Spring Recruitement, where I found my new home.

I could never understand how upperclassmen were excited to go back to school after breaks. Who wants to go back to routine classes, exams, and stress? But I've learned there's so much more to college than constant anxiety attacks and the freshman 15. There are memories to be made.

I am slowly but surely surrounding myself with people here who bring out the best in me. On Bid Day I was shocked to be in a room with people who were so interested in me and what I had to say. (S/O Destiny for putting a bid on me and bringing me home.)

As cliche as it may sound, Temple is my home and recruitment weekend helped me to realize that. I am so excited to see what's in store for the next three and a half years.

So if you're unsure about your choice of college, stick it out. I promise that college is (literally) what you make of it. So go out, meet new people, and be proud to call your school your new home.