Dear MSU,

Thank you. I know this is probably so ~cliche~ and borderline dramatic, but I can't thank MSU enough for such an amazing freshman year. The first year of college is vital in one's life. This year is the first one that you are actually off on your own. You have to make decisions for yourself, make a new group of friends, and learn how to "adult".

The friends you make and habits you create your freshman year set the bar for how the next 3-4 years of college will be. MSU has given me a place to do all of that and more, comfortably.

Not only am I so extremely thankful for the opportunity to get an incredible education and chase my dreams, but I am thankful for so much more. I am thankful for the friends I have made because they have helped shape me into the person I am currently.

I'm thankful for my sorority as it has taught me to be a better person for myself and in my community. I'm thankful for my dorm hall (s/o to Abbot Hall) because it taught me to deal with so many different people and personalities. I'm thankful for my education because it hasn't just taught me what I'm learning in class, but it's taught me that not everything is handed to you on a silver platter and that sometimes you have to work harder at things that once came easy to you.

Lastly, I'm thankful for the mistakes I've made for they have taught me major life lessons. I'm only going to be gone from MSU for 4 months, but that will be a new year with different lessons, and I will be thankful for that year, too.