At the beginning of the year, we went to crango. (crafts and bingo). I didn't want to go at first, but I ended up winning a whole bunch of free laundry stuff. And just a few days ago, we found out they were doing bingo again in one of the dining halls. So we all decided to go. We could get free prizes! What college kid doesn't like free stuff? Lillian got a gift card to the bookstore! If i still had the same mindset that I had in high school, I would have maybe said I was too tired or didn't feel like going to these events. But because I've been trying to keep an open mind, I've been making a lot of fun memories.
Another example: A few nights ago there was a fall percussion ensemble concert. Piper really wanted to go because she played percussion in high school. I had been to band concerts because my little brother plays the bass clarinet, but I had never gone just for fun. I figured why not go though. I had loads of free time that day and it's always fun doing stuff with Piper. We even met Parker as you heard in Meredith's post. The concert was really cool though. I really liked it! There were so many cool musical pieces. I'm really glad Piper invited me to come!
So when you go to college, my advice is to try new things. In all my experiences so far it's ended up being really fun!
<3 Ellie