First, the city. I went to LaGuardia High School, and when I first applied to college, I was searching for something new. I figured it would be a nice change of pace to leave the hustle bustle of the city and head off to some place quiet. As the semesters went by, my upstate campus began to feel isolated. After a certain hour, the whole county shuts down and heads to bed. Quite a shock coming from the city that never sleeps. Sure, being around the trees and the mountains is beautiful, but that unique New York life-force is painfully absent. People come from all over the world to NYC to experience that life-force, and I realize now that I was a fool to have
First, the city. I went to LaGuardia High School, and when I first applied to college, I was searching for something new. I figured it would be a nice change of pace to leave the hustle bustle of the city and head off to some place quiet. As the semesters went by, my upstate campus began to feel isolated. After a certain hour, the whole county shuts down and heads to bed. Quite a shock coming from the city that never sleeps. Sure, being around the trees and the mountains is beautiful, but that unique New York life-force is painfully absent. People come from all over the world to NYC to experience that life-force, and I realize now that I was a fool to have