I remember starting off this semester so scared. Scared of making new friends, being away from home from the first time, getting good grades...everything a college freshman normally worries about. While some of those feelings can still come out in the future, I like to think that I got past the worst of it.

Classes being online weren't the best, but they allowed me to hone in on my goals and put my effort to the test. I wound up having two in-person classes which made me super lucky and I looked forward to them every week. Unfortunately, next semester is most likely going to be very similar, so I'll have to hold on a little longer until I can get back to a semi-normal class schedule.

Making friends was so weird the first few weeks. It's like I didn't remember how to do it! Every lunch meet-up or coffee break felt so forced a lot of the time. As the semester went on, I'm happy to say that I have gotten more outgoing, which is a huge step for me. It has taught me to just let loose. As simple as it may seem, not everything in life has to be so structured all of the time. It's better to just make the most of the situations given to you. You can't control everything that happens, let your group of friends form over time, it doesn't always have to be the first people that you meet.

Our football season hasn't gone off to the best start to say the least. I'm sure that it is just because of the weird season and next year we'll be back to being a top 10 team (at least that's what I keep telling myself), but for now welcome to Penn State the basketball school!

I questioned if coming to campus was going to be worth it this semester, with how difficult it started out. Now that I can see everything went, I couldn't be happier that I did choose to come. It is something that I'll definitely never forget. Even when things shift back to normal and hopefully we'll be celebrating some Penn State Football wins, I'll definitely remember how everything started off here for me. With that being said, I'll see you in 2 months Happy Valley. I can't wait to see what the spring semester will bring.