This past semester has been my first fall semester here at Northeastern. Being in Boston for the fall has definitely been one of my favorite experiences. I got to carve and paint pumpkins with my roommates and now in the winter months go to many holiday markets on the weekend. This past summer I changed my path of study which is something Northeastern lends itself very well to. This semester was my first semester taking communications class and I can say that I very thoroughly enjoyed it but did miss some aspects of my psychology class so am considering adding it as a minor. I really appreciate how easy it is to change your path here if you feel that is the right choice for you. It allows you to not feel stuck and set in one channel. This past semester has been both academically demanding and rewarding, I deeply enjoyed all of my classes ranging from foundations of psychology to visual communication, while they have been quite tiresome and demanding at times they have also been quite rewarding in helping me put myself on the right path. I switched my major from psychology and criminal justice to sports media and communication, which I know is a drastic change however due to the opportunity Northeastern has with the co-op program I believed that this change was beneficial to me in order to let me achieve a co-op that I ideally want to do next summers/fall. Overall this semester has been filled with lots of good changes and discovery of myself which I believe is one of the most important parts of college not only to achieve your degree but to discover you as your own unique individual. It is ok if I changed what I was doing doesn’t mean I did something wrong just found something I was more passionate about.

This fall semester was my freshman year at Northeastern University. I was selected to be part of their international program so instead of spending my first semester here in Boston I spent it in Paris, France. I attended American University of Paris in partnership with Northeastern global support staff that traveled with us and stayed during our duration of the stay in France. I am an undecided major that is hoping to double major in Psychology and Human Services in order to get the same equivalent to a Social Work major. While in Paris I took four classes: Paris through its Museums, Painting, Gender Studies, and First Year Writing. While in France I had a very good educational experience. My schedule was very balanced which allowed me ample time to complete my assignments as well as explore the places and culture around me, both immediately and farther away. While in France I explored mostly all the arrondissements whether that was through a museum or a sunday flea market. I also visited other places such as England, Scotland and different parts of Italy through both school opportunities and with friends. My favorite memory from the fall semester was the opportunity to visit and explore Venice Italy with my art professor. He and his wife have a house in Venice so they very easily immersed me and the other students into the local culture. We got the chance to learn about the craft of glass blowing and creation, he walked us all around and taught us about the architecture. I had always wanted to go to Venice and that trip was definitely a bucket list experience. Overall the fall semester taught me alot about myself as an individual and confirmed that I do have enough independence to move overseas and thrive there both educationally and as a person.