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Somonauk, my hometown for the last 18 years, is a small town that no one ever hears of. Believe it or not, my high school does NOT have a football team. Yeah, they are one of the only schools in Illinois to not have one. Somonauk doesn't even have a single fast food restaurant. Although Somonauk is one of the smallest towns in Illinois, it still is a great place to grow up. Through school, you meet so many people. By people, I mean everyone. There is not one person in my high school that I didn't know when I went there. That is why I love Somonauk. A bad thing about a small town though, is that everyone knows everything about everyone. There is no such thing as secrets. If one person knows, everyone will know within a couple days. But, I wouldn't choose any other school to go to high school. I really enjoyed all the great times I had with my friends and all the accomplishments that my class accomplished.

Always Ballin

In high school, I played basketball all the time. Whether it was for the school team or just a pickup game with some friends. I didn't think I could play anymore than I did. Then I came to Carbondale. I am a person who has to be active or I will go crazy. So, usually everyday during the week, I go to the recreation center and play basketball for roughly three hours every night. I usually go during the day on saturday too. Everyone gets stressed every now and then and everyone has a way of dealing with it. Well, my way to resolve my problems is to play basketball. It's something that calms me down. This may sound crazy, but it's true. If I didn't go to the rec, I would probably be stressed very often. When I go alone, I am able to think about what my problem is and why it is bothering me. This allows me to not take out my anger on my friends or anyone for that matter. Basketball is a huge part in my life. I am always ballin.

Ice Days

For the first time in my college career, I had not one, but two ice days. From living in Northern Illinois, I was used to having a couple snow days each year. In the winter, it would always snow and it was something that I just expected to happen each year. Moving to Carbondale, I really did not think that I would even see a speck of snow. I knew the differences in weather before I came, and that was one factor that helped me choose SIU. The warmer, the better. These ice days ended up being pretty fun. I mean I got to sit around all day and do nothing. No, actually these days allowed me to catch up on some homework that I had to do. They were very useful to me. Back up north, I cannot recall on day where I had an ice day. I think this is actually my first. On Tuesday when I first stepped outside, I slipped and almost fell, but I caught my balance and safely made it to trueblood. I went back to my room and enjoyed the rest of my day.