how it feels stepping into a university with 20000+ students, in the same city i’ve been in since i was born, fifteen minutes from my house and the schools i once attended, but feeling unafraid, happier, unknown, braver, and freer than i ever did in middle and high school. i no longer feel that horrible pit in my stomach every morning when i had to suck all my opinions and feelings inside. i am finally my own person.















