A new chapter begins

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This will be my new home in a little less than four months. It will transform into another home away from home. I never thought this would be my final decision, the University I choose to attend. I am more of a close-to-home and small classes kind of girl, so I am afraid for this upcoming fall, but also eager.

I will miss my family and friends tremendously, but I know I'm only a hop-skitch away. I know I will have the perfect college experience and won't regret my college decision. I am sure of this. When I visited, the environment felt perfect. It immediately clicked and I knew that this was where I wanted to spend the next four years of my life. It's a big step for me, for I have never been away from my family, but I am excited to live on my own and be independent. I am ready to start this new chapter of my life.