Home Sweet Home

One of the many pictures I've taken
 on my way to class. 

One of my favorite places to study. 

Nothing feels as reassuring as knowing that I picked the right school. It's so cliche and bias to think that you have the best school, but I seriously cannot picture myself anywhere else besides Fairfield. I knew I wanted to go to fairfield the first time I took a campus tour. Original my dream school was Providence College in Rhode Island, but after getting wait listed my thoughts changed. After hearing back from all my schools I decided that Fairfield was where I wanted to be.

I couldn't be happier with the choice I made. I love walking around campus looking at the pretty flowers or apple trees. Fairfield is only 90 miles from my home which I feel is the perfect distance. I still get the chance to experience a new environment and town, but if I ever need something home is only 2 hours away.

I've had plenty of visitors since I left for school. This is my first time away from my huge family, so everyone knew I was going to have to make a big adjustment. The first weekend of school, I did not allow any visitors. I wanted to get acclimated to my new surrounds, and I felt that having people from home come would just hold me back. The second week of school, my sister came, the following wednesday my mom came, and the next weekend my mom and other sister came. This past weekend, I was going to go home, but I decided I should stay. My parents were shocked when I called them and told them that I would rather stay at school than go home. I love having so many opportunities to see my family, yet I also enjoy not feeling like I need to see them every weekend. 


I feel like I am more likely to have visitors at school because of where Fairfield is located. The town of Fairfield has great shops, restaurants, and (of course, my favorite part) the beach. It is so convenient to spend the day in town, rather than having to drive to a mall or search for something to do. I could not imagine going to a school in the middle of nowhere.

I'd hate to admit it, but one of the major pros on my list when choosing a school was the face that the beach is so close. Out of the four weekends I've been here, I've gone to the beach 3 times. On weekends my favorite thing to do is throw my towel, bathing suit, and homework in a bag, put on my sneakers and set off on my 2.7 mile hike to the beach. The walk is a bit long, but it's so worth it just do I don't feel trapped at school. The beach is one of my favorite places on earth, so even though I do not get to spend my time at my beach at home, it is still nice to sit on Fairfield's beach for a couple of hours. 

It is so satisfying to know that I am actually happy at school. Yeah, I haven't made my group of friends yet and I obviously miss home but I could not imagine going through this experience anywhere else besides Fairfield. During the week I am distracted by my countless hours of homework and studying, and on the weekends I go to the beach. I'd say I am doing pretty good making the best out of a good situation. 

Lunch date at the beach with my mom

Obviously we found ourselves at the beach