As a transfer student packing for move-in day, I prepared for my second "freshman" year of college. I worried about adjusting to another new campus and making new friends. I worried about facing the fear and anxiety I felt the previous year all over again. I had hopes and dreams about my "college experience" and how incredible it would be to finally feel like my university was my "home." What I didn't know at the beginning of this academic year was that I was about to experience all of these hopes and dreams.
All of the fear and anxiety I was convinced I would once again struggle with slowly disappeared as I became familiar with campus and found clubs/organizations to join. One of the most important being the Hunt Seat Equestrian Team. As my first semester went on, I found myself happier than ever. I was making friends and finally experiencing what I had missed out on the year before.
As my second semester here at The Ohio State University comes to a close, I want to thank my team. I want to thank my team for welcoming me with open arms, for being familiar faces to see across campus. I want to thank my team for the smiles and laughs, for the lifelong friendships, and for being a source of support, both inside and outside of the ring. I have finally found my home-away-from-home, and for that, I want to thank my team. Because without my team, my second family, finding "home" would not have been possible.
Until next fall, O-H..I-O.
