Waterloo, IA
Year: Sophomore
Major: Catholic Studies and Political Science
Activities: Tommie Ambassadors, Students for Human Life , Saint Pauls Outreach, Liturgical Choir, Aquinas Scholars
This summer I did not take classes, or work, or go back to Iowa. I did not make money, sleep in, or hang out with my high school friends. I did something way more exciting!
I got to go to Detroit, Michigan and do mission work as an intern for a program called Detroit Summer Outreach!
There are lots of things a freshman in college can get stressed out about. Meeting new people, having a roommate, getting involved in the right activities, getting enough sleep, classes and, of course, the freshman fifteen. A little weight gain can be good, as most of us aren’t running around nearly as much as we were in high school, and so we’re bound to go through a little adjustment, but for those of you worried about that freshman 15, here’s some advice.