D.C.!!!!

I flew to D.C. today, all by myself. It was very scary being from a small midwestern town, where there is absolutely no crime. But it went very well, I got my room number and all of my information, and started unpacking. The room is very nice, better furniture than Ripon and a very nice, big closet which is very different than the dreaded closets of Johnson. I also met my two roommates, one is from Texas and the other from New Hamsphire, so we are a pretty diversified group. I've already been to the National Cathedral, which was beautiful but no where near as beautiful as Notre Dame. I also went out to eat with my two roommates, which went very well. The only downer is they are both 21 and I am still 20 so they keep talking about going out. But I found one girl who is from Wisconsin-Milwaukee who is only 19 and she seems very nice.

Before I came to D.C. I visited Ripon for 5 days. I didn't know how hard it would be to leave. Just driving into Ripon I started feeling that little euphoria I always get whenever I am in that city. After four days of spending time with my friends and boyfriend and then having to say goodbye, it was really hard. After saying goodbye to all of my friends, which was very hard, and then saying goodbye to one of the fraternities, it became very hard to leave knowing that I will be missing so many moments with them. Driving away from Ripon, I honestly thought I had made a mistake, but now being here and meeting all of these nice people I know that I made the right decision.