Ciao Bella! 
 Well today is the day, NYC here I come! I officially move to my new home for the next four years! Helping my parents load my bags in to the car and head off to the airport is beginning to give me butterflies in my stomach, I’m hoping these are good butterflies of excitement. Who wouldn’t be excited moving away from their parents? It’s a little scary moving to another state! What if something goes wrong? Who am I supposed to call if I need something? Ahhh worries are starting to flood my head. Whew chill Isabelle, you are going to be just fine! You got this! Trust me I have been saying this to myself for the past week leading up to this moment. Hopefully I won’t be homesick. I love being around my family, but maybe finding some great friends will help. This is my time to fly away from the nest and try and live on my own. 
Until next time, 
- Isabelle

Ciao Bella! 
 I’m Isabelle and I recently graduated high school and preparing to go off to college. If your like me then you might be having a ton of emotions right now of how your feeling about this new adventure in your life. I’ve decided to create a blog as a way to journal about my adventures for my first year in college. As I’m getting ready to leave I’m starting to feel confused, excited, and frustrated all at once and don’t know what to expect! I know this new chapter in my life is supposed to be exciting but I keep getting this gut feeling like I’m doing something wrong and it’s not for me. I don’t know, maybe it’s the nerves getting to me! Growing up I’ve been taught that education is important, so I know that college is something I need...not I must do. I haven’t questioned before what I was going to do after high school, it was obvious to me and my family that I would be going to college. But now as I get ready to leave and it’s starting to get closer and closer I’m starting to second guess if its right for me. Hopefully once I’m there on campus and surrounded by people I will be just fine! 
Until next time,
- Isabelle