Introduction

Hello everyone!

My name is Amanda H. and I am in my first semester at Northern Virginia Community College. However, this is not my first semester in college. Last year I attended a small private school in Manhattan. As I graduated from high school, I was sure I was ready to get out of Woodbridge and live on my own. I couldn’t wait to live the life I saw in movies and TV shows depicting the glamourous and exciting times awaiting me in New York. Carrie Bradshaw made being a single girl in New York look so exciting, how hard could it be? I thought I was getting to live the fantasy I always wanted, I was ready for a change. I was sick of traffic, of seeing the same people at chipotle week after week, and living in suburban hell where every house on the street looked exactly the same. I was ready to live that life everyone could only dream of in the greatest city in the world. This blog will talk about my experiences in the concrete jungle and compare it to my previous (and once again current) humble suburban upbringing. I will also discuss the differences between a small conservative Christian school and a large, diverse community college. I hope to show you all through first hand experience that sometimes, you had what you wanted all along.