Leaving home for college

I have never moved anywhere my entire life. I’ve lived in the same house for 15 years on the same street in the same neighborhood. Never have I experienced feeling like the new kid, and frankly, it is an experience I would like to have.

I used to think that I wanted to go to college close to home. Now that I’m really thinking it over, why not go as far away to as interesting a place as possible? This might be my only chance to “move,” and experience a new atmosphere, culture, and maybe even snow, which I love but we don’t see much around here.

One reason that I feel would drive me to leave home for college is the fact that I love exploring new places. Every year, my ice skating team travels to a different state to compete, and it’s taken me to five different states so far: Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Colorado, and Minnesota. It was so amazing to get a taste of how people in that state might spend their day. I especially liked Boston, Massachusetts and New York City, New York.

Being able to walk wherever I wanted was a nice perk, considering that I don’t know how to drive and have almost no intention of learning.
College, I believe, should not only provide you with a better education, but also an adventure and teachable experiences. I want to explore. Go somewhere I’ve never ever seen. Or go somewhere I really like. I’ve thought about New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, even London. Though I only visited New York, it was so drastically different, and I’m eager to explore different states.

I think I’m really looking forward to the adventure, even if it does sound scary at the moment. Big city, small town, private, state, or liberal arts college? I don’t really know what I really want to do with my life but I think that what’s most important is that I learn something new.