Uh…Hi! So this is my first attempt at blogging, and I…….feel a bit awkward. I am so not a blogging, twitter, facebook, myspace, computer always within arms reach type. How do people do it? Sharing my every waking thought with the entire internet world is just waaaaay to stressful for me. Its a good thing I’m pretty sure, considerably less than the entire internet world will be reading this. Still, not my idea of fun. But alas, the school was kind enough to ask me to be one of its “W&L 2013 freshman bloggers”, so here I go….
I’m just gonna do a little personal intro. My name is Molly Ortiz. I was born and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska. Not the frozen igloo Alaska, but the more southern, eastern, rainy, cruise-shippy alaska. My family consists of my parents, Dan and Lori, my little sis, Lucy, 16, and my little bro Sam, 13. See below…..
So….Virginia’s a long way from Ketchikan. I ended up deciding on W&L after I visited it last winter during a diversity weekend. I knew I wanted a small liberal arts school, but was mostly looking on the west coast. After visiting though, I fell in love with the beautiful campus, the surrounding scenery, and all of the incredible opportunities W&L provides. I’m gonna be able to run cross-country, and am planning on enjoying all the outdoor rec opportunities of the area. With less than a week till I arrive, I’m also getting really psyched for the warm weather! It’s raining in Ketchikan right now, as it has been for the last week….
It’s definitely gonna be a huge change, and I’m a little nervous. I’m really gonna miss my family. And my friends. And the general alaska vibe. Buuttttt, its time for a change, and Lexington, Virginia is definitely gonna be that.
