I have decided to include the most exciting trip of all. This trip is a pretty long and ongoing one, and I don’t expect to return home and reside there permanently again until the summer of 2021. This travel blog is dedicated to my trip here at Lehigh University.
Many people, when thinking of travel, immediately think of their vacation trips. Many seem to forgo college, which is a long trip. First, it classifies as travel because people need to leave their homes in order to attend this. Some students only need to travel a few minutes to go to a school close to home, but many students like me decide to move very far from home. This trip for me has been the most exciting and daunting one yet. It is my first time away from home for more than two weeks, and I am living on my own. After 18 years of depending on my parents, it is finally my time to take care of myself.
A lot of students share this responsibility, and it truly is a test for everyone. Some students take full advantage of this newly found freedom and spend it on their social lives while many have a healthy balance between that and their academics. This trip to college has been my most challenging one yet. I am in control of my life now. From what I want to eat for every meal to planning out what I am doing on that day, I have the power to decide for myself.
Lehigh University is about 2700 miles from my home. San Diego is known for the amazing weather year-round, popular beaches, and authentic Mexican food. I shocked many friends and family members when I announced my commitment to a school all the way on the East Coast. It did not bother me that Lehigh was all the way across the country. I knew that at some point in my life, I needed to experience something different than home. I decided that it made the most sense to leave for college as I can always return home and work there after I get a degree. Experiencing life somewhere away from home is part of growing up, and for now is the most unpredictable trip. I do not know what to expect for the next four years, but I know that this is one of the best trips of my life.
