Going to college, especially for a first year student, can be stressful from adjusting to course loads to reorganizing their daily schedules to make time for work and studying. In addition, the majority of students also live in a dorm which also adds to adjusting to college life. However, for some students, they have to also adjust to living in a new city or town that they are unfamiliar with. Resonating with what many first year college students go through, I found that participating in the Buffalo River boat tour helped me to become more acquainted with the city of Buffalo and its surrounding areas. Furthermore, the added commentary of the history of Buffalo throughout the duration of the tour enriched and supplemented what I was visually
