Catch Up

It is hard to believe I am going to be a JUNIOR!!! That means two amazing years have already past at Converse College. Which means I have over 24 months that I need to catch up on. As one of my idols, Julie Andrews, would say "Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start."

Hope and me

I would be lying if I didn't say Converse found me. Senior year of high school I was pretty set in becoming a Hurricane at the University of Miami and applied to a few other colleges because I knew I was supposed to. Converse College showed up to lunch one day at my high school and my best friend since the fourth grade, Hope, convinced me to talk to the Admissions officer. Colby Sanders, the Admissions officer, had some how already found Hope but soon convinced me, with the promise of dinner at Mellow Mushroom, to come visit Converse. A few months later, it became clear that University of Miami was out of reach when it came to scholarships and so my decision was between USC (University of South Carolina) and Converse. I literally did not choose until the final day for FAFSA, but days before it became clear that Converse College was always on the tip of my tongue.

Months later I started my first semester at college four and half hours away from my parents. As an only child and someone who hadn't been away from home for more than a month (when I went to Cove Camp with a friend) this was such a scary thought. I had stepped up into the primary caretaker in my household during the summer as both my parents underwent treatment for cancer and the thought of them fending for themselves was...terrifying!
 
I quickly found, however, that with some prayers, phone calls home, and a little help from my friends both me and my parents were taken care of.