This past weekend, I visited a friend at Miami University. No, I am not going to bash the school, in my opinion the rivalry is dumb anyway, considering only OU students care... Honestly, it's true. But while I was at Miami, and don't get me wrong, I had a good time, I realized how much I appreciate being OU and how I know I have picked the right school.

Like I said, I am not going to go on saying Miami sucks. But, I honestly didn't like the campus that much. I had been before because a lot of my family members went there, but I never really remembered much of the campus. From what I explored this weekend, it was a little dull. OU, however, has charm.

I complain about the hills as much as the next person, but you know what, this past weekend made me I realize that I love them. If we didn't have the hills, our campus would seem so much bigger. And that's the thing, Miami's campus just seemed so large. I know it probably isn't, and I was really only there for about two days, but it was so spread out. It made our campus seem so tiny. OU's campus definitely is not tiny, but it feels more tight-knit in a way and has so much character.

I guess some could say that our buildings all look the same, but to me, they don't. That's probably due to the fact that I see them every day. But honestly, all of Miami's campus looked the same to me. Here at OU, we have character and we have charm and I am so grateful for that.

This weekend made me realize that I take my campus for granted sometimes. Now, I never will.

Sure, Miami's dining halls have crepes. Sure, Miami has no hills. Sure, Miami kids can just tap their IDs to get into their residence hall and dorm room. But those things don't compare to Ohio University's beauty. Athens' beauty.

So, I challenge you; go to a different campus and see how it stacks up to yours. If you are having some doubts, maybe you picked the wrong place. But, I know I didn't.

I love you, Athens and I always will.