Personal Narrative: My First Year At Iowa University

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Along with her traveling Mitchell also loves spending time outdoors hiking, camping or walking her dogs. Aside from her outdoor adventures, she’s a proud bookworm and loves watching college basketball. Sticking to her roots, Mitchell cheers for Iowa University but is said to have become a KU basketball fan over the years.

“I’m very excited to start my first year at Allen, and I’m ready to see how I can help students progress throughout the 2017-2018 school year.”

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