Hello reader! It has been an amazing time at home for break but I am excited to head back to school soon and see what my second semester has to hold. Life has been absolutely amazing and I can attribute that change to a thing called love. As they say, "absence makes the heart grow fonder" and after careful evaluation, I can happily say that this statement is in fact correct. The longer that I've been away from Elon, I've acquired love in multiple forms. Romantically, friend-wise, and especially through loving myself. I have completely turned my life around by getting back into fitness, cooking, reading, and music. I truly feel reborn and rejuvenated from the extra long break that I allotted myself with. Sometimes when your mind is so overwhelmed by a new place, you begin to morph into a new person mentally but it takes your body and soul a little bit longer to catch up. So if you ever experience a situation in where you feel as though you have lost yourself, take a step back and look towards the things that you once used to define you. And to conclude, always remember to love because no matter how many hardships this world will throw at you, love is the one thing that will always be there.