My First Year at ETSU

Alright y'all as the semester winds down and finals week unfortunately approaches I thought it would be a good idea to talk about my first year at ETSU aka East Tennessee State University.

Now this isn't my first year in college, I'm currently a sophomore, but its my first year in a whole new town... Well a whole new state and being very far from my family. 

At first it was incredibly tough watching my mom leave to go back home. I was extremely  scared because I was in a whole new place and didn't know anyone. I was planning on rushing for one of the sororities at my school but that didn't go quite as planned. Unfortunately I wasn't able to rush because of GPA issues but I look back on it now and just laugh because I'm about the exact opposite of a sorority girl and with not rushing it saved me some money in the long run.  

As far as the semester goes I made some great friends who I'm still close to today and I'm very thankful for those people. These people get me and have my back and I'll always have theirs no matter what happens! 

During the fall semester of course Thanksgiving happened and I was kind of upset that I wasn't able to go home. But I found a way to make it home even though that was the worst bus ride of my life, I was able to get home to my family and surprise everyone because no one knew I was coming home. It was the greatest and the food was even better. 

ETSU is now my home away from home and I absolutely love it here. The campus is beautiful and everyone is so nice. I can't wait to finish out my college career here at ETSU. Go Bucs! 

-H.