It all started in January of my freshman year, what I now look back as possibly the peak of my college experience (thanks COVID). I felt as though I was doing great academically, in a strong place socially, and adapting very well to all things adulting. However, there was one place that I was lacking, and that was having a creative outlet. I've always liked to write, but it wasn't really something I ever thought I had time for or could do on a regular basis. I had seen a lot of people I knew that were writing for this thing called Odyssey, and I remembered spending a lot of my time throughout high school reading articles on the site. People were writing about topics ranging from relationships, politics, pop culture, student life, mental health, and it seemed like a great place for me to do the same. So after a lot of hunting down, I finally stumbled upon the community here at UIUC, and dove headfirst into it. And for the last two and a half years, I have been proud to call it my home.