Going to college and meeting people from all different places gave me insight to understand how people act in relation to where they have grown up. I now realize that we all have personal traditions and corky things we do but mainly made my appreciation for Phoenix sky rocket. These are a few of the things I've learned along the way.

Stereotypes.

People tend to think you're all cowboys and Indians and they couldn't be more wrong. Of course they will be able to find both of these types of people in Phoenix but you are a civilized citizen just like everyone else.

Our winters and many people's summers.

An average temperature of 67 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months makes your beloved desert very inviting for snow birds. You don't have to deal with shoveling snow off your driveway and only wear jeans for a month until it starts heating up again.

What's a tornado?

The only thing you know about nature disasters are what you see on TV. It is crazy to you how these gigantic storms are able to do an enormous amount of damage to such towns and you are over here crying because your leather seats are too hot to sit on in the summer months. At least you get monsoons?

The sunsets are captivating.

Until now you took them for granted. The blues, pinks, oranges and reds that are captured in the night sky almost look fake they are so amazing. You'll never understand how life changing these can be until you see it for yourself.

The summers are not that bad.

There's a saying that goes, "You merely adopted the sun; I was born in it, molded by it". You never realized how hot a Phoenix summer is because it's all you've known. When people talk about it you want them to suck it up and get over it because you have been doing it your whole life.