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The Simplicity of a Beach Town

A love for the ocean.

Anna Cornetta

Jul 11, 2018

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The Outer Banks, a 200-mile stretch of islands off of the coast of North Carolina is easy, in my opinion, the happiest place on Earth. From family vacations to spending the past two summers there with my friends I've come to know the island pretty well. The quaint mom-and-pop stores mixed in with a plethora of surf shops and fun bars and restaurants make life on the sandbar simple and fun.

Last summer when my friends and I decided to move down there for a few months, we knew no one but each other. However, the people there are all so friendly that it didn't take long at all to have a whole new squad of friends. The people in this beautiful beach town are unlike people anywhere else.

The locals of the Outer Banks are CAREFREE, something that I've been lucky to be around and become in the past two years. No one cares about what you look like or what you do or how much money you make. As long as you love the ocean, you'll fit in perfectly.

Everyone who lives in this beach town does have something in common: our favorite thing is the ocean. Not a day goes by that I don't run to the ocean to simply take a dip. The ocean is my shower, and the ocean is my favorite place, the ocean makes me feel FREE. The feeling of diving into a wave and coming up for air, or swimming as far as you can to find the sandbar. The ocean is big, but when you stop worrying about the creatures underneath and the immensity of it, it doesn't seem scary, just a huge place of happiness and life.

The Outer Banks has a lot to offer, but the best parts are hidden in the details. Go find a local restaurant and jump in the ocean, life will never be better.

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May the odds be ever in your favor.

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"College will be the best four years of your life" is a phrase that we have all heard growing up. College is painted as a magical place to us while we are in high school. A place you go to learn, meet your best friends and probably have the time of your life while all of this is going down. Four whirlwind years, where everything that you've known changes and you start to learn what it means to live on your own, have a job, etc. But what about those of us who don't do this all in four years? Major changes, hard courses, switching schools, career paths changing, these are just a handful of factors that could extend your four years to five, six or seven. There is nothing wrong with taking extra time to graduate, but returning as a fifth-year is a little different. Most of your best friends have most likely graduated and moved and while you may be one of the oldest undergraduates on campus, you might feel as awkward as a freshmen. A world that became home and comfortable to you is still there but it's slightly different than you've known it to be and you have to find a groove to fall into. These are thoughts you'll have as you look ahead to returning to your college campus, with a victory lap planned.

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You can't say that no one told you life was gonna be this way.

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"I don't want to do things. I want to do not things."

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Aubrey Plaza is one of my favorite humans in Hollywood. She's honest, blunt, unapologetic, and hilarious. I just started my sophomore year of college, and found that some of her best moments can accurately describe the start of the school year.