College Life

During my freshman year of college, I began (what was intended as) a weekly series detailing some things I'm learning about life on a college campus. It turned into something a little more extensive throughout my writing of it and became more of a typical blog of my life. These are the various observations I made and stories I told.

Freshman year
Sophomore year

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