Narrative Essay Rough Draft Ever feel like you need to pack up your bags and leave? Or need a change of scenery? Need to meet new people? Do you ever feel like you just need to leave? I know I do. My mindset about leaving has yet to change, although many said it would by the time things start getting “real.” I never understood what people meant by that. Is being “real” staying 30 miles from home in the same place you have lived your whole life? If so, that’s not what I want. Why can’t doing what I want with my life be achievable and real? Regardless of what others say, I am making it realistic. This August, I toured colleges in Arizona and Colorado with my mom. The day finally came where my ideas were becoming a reality. I was about to tour
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The city of Denver is a lot sketchier than you would think. And overall dirty. I was getting a bad vibe from the start. First of all, the campus is spread all throughout the city. I would have to travel miles to get from one building to another. I knew it was pointless to travel to Colorado. Denver was not the place for me. Stop number two, and the final destination: Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs sounds like a fancy, high end place just by the name, like Palm Springs or something. After Denver, it was safe to say I was not optimistic about this final college tour. I knew I would love my life down in Arizona. But, I thought I shouldn’t complain since I get the opportunity to tour these beautiful colleges in any location I would like. It’s a chance not many people get, so I decided to keep an open mind about Colorado Springs. Let me start by saying, thank God I kept an open mind. If there was one word to describe my experience visiting Colorado Springs and the college, it would be perfect. I did not think it could get better than Arizona, but Colorado Springs was there to shut me up. Imagine a brand new, clean, gorgeous campus perched on top of a hill surrounded by snow covered mountains in every direction. It seemed as if this place was made exactly for me. Insane hiking within walking distance from campus, breath-taking scenery in every single direction; my only thought was “Why isn’t everyone living
The city of Denver is a lot sketchier than you would think. And overall dirty. I was getting a bad vibe from the start. First of all, the campus is spread all throughout the city. I would have to travel miles to get from one building to another. I knew it was pointless to travel to Colorado. Denver was not the place for me. Stop number two, and the final destination: Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs sounds like a fancy, high end place just by the name, like Palm Springs or something. After Denver, it was safe to say I was not optimistic about this final college tour. I knew I would love my life down in Arizona. But, I thought I shouldn’t complain since I get the opportunity to tour these beautiful colleges in any location I would like. It’s a chance not many people get, so I decided to keep an open mind about Colorado Springs. Let me start by saying, thank God I kept an open mind. If there was one word to describe my experience visiting Colorado Springs and the college, it would be perfect. I did not think it could get better than Arizona, but Colorado Springs was there to shut me up. Imagine a brand new, clean, gorgeous campus perched on top of a hill surrounded by snow covered mountains in every direction. It seemed as if this place was made exactly for me. Insane hiking within walking distance from campus, breath-taking scenery in every single direction; my only thought was “Why isn’t everyone living