It is 8 p.m. on a Wednesday evening and I am sitting here wondering where the heck did the time go? Three years ago my parents dropped me off at the University of Rhode Island as a freshman and a Ram. Coming from a small town in the middle of nowhere, New Hampshire I wanted to get as far away as possible. Rhode Island was that "far away" state for me. I moved into Barlow with two girls I met on the Class of 2019 page and we were the perfect matches for each other. We were in a forced triple and let's just say, things were very crammed.

The first few days we were inseparable, the rush week came up. We all rushed our favorite sororities... two of us ended up joining Sigma Delta Tau and the other, Zeta Tau Alpha. We didn't see each other as much as we did in the first few weeks but were still as close as ever. At first, I didn't think Greek Life was for me, then I found some of my forever friends and got my big. My big was actually one of my good friends from home and I was SO surprised (in a good way). Fall semester I really missed home and decided I wanted to be closer... so I thought.

Fast forward 3 years later and I am now a senior and a Wildcat at the University of New Hampshire. If you asked me 4 years ago if I would ever be a wildcat, I would have laughed (only because that's where my parents wanted me to go, and of course as a 17-year-old, I couldn't agree with them). But I am a firm believer everything happens for a reason. Although I regretted my decision to transfer for quite some time, I realized that so many amazing milestones, new adventures & much more wouldn't have happened if I had stayed at URI. In my 2 years at UNH, I have met the most amazing people, found a major I am passionate about and found happiness with myself. I just want to thank my family for always supporting me and loving me.

Here's to an amazing #senioryear!