Just this past weekend I visited one of my best friends from home at the University of Arizona, in Tucson. It was really nice to get away and have a change of scenery, but I didn't realize how much I would miss SMU. I knew I was attending a great school academically, but I didn't realize how good I really do have it. From the minute I stepped off the plane I already missed Dallas. I guess when you're living in a big city, you take advantage of it and don't realize how good you have it, until you're in the middle of nowhere. The town had only one main street of restaurants and shops. Now coming from Dallas, this was strange. Not only is there more to do in Dallas but it is so much cleaner! The streets of Tucson and the campus were filthy! Trash was everywhere, and the dorms were very unkept too. I just didn't feel safe and clean the way that SMU makes me feel. I used to question why we were paying so much to attend SMU, but now I know why. SMU is extremely clean, they offer "giddy-up" and now SMURides, where as Tucson, you're on your own. I guess you pay more for added safety and comfort- which I cannot complain about.
Now, I can't completely rant on Arizona. There is one thing they've done right, the dining on campus. They have multiple dining halls, with real restaurants that feed into your meal plan, and that are open late...but RFoC is a whole other issue that would be it's own blog.
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Its that saying that "You never know how much you love something until its gone." All of my friend have gone to visit other schools and said the eact same thing. SMU really is great, and we are so lucky. We all feel right at home already and when we go away we will miss it. I think its crazy how just a few days away, makes you realize how great you really have it here. We all should take a second and appreciate all that we have here, even id the dining hall is not that amazing!
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