By: Katie Harmon
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When I began my college career, I was anxious to get away from home and totally ready to be on my own. I decided to go to Chestnut Hill mainly because the other contending college was too close to my house. It’s only about a half an hour drive, whereas Philadelphia is a good three hours or so from my home in southern Maryland. This puts me at a location far enough away so I’m not really tempted to go home every weekend, (nor are my parents tempted to visit every weekend) but still close enough so I don’t need a plane ticket or any major preparations when a visit home is necessary. I love my family and hometown, but really thought I needed a change of scenery after being in the area for ten years.
Freshman year, my parents made the trip to Philly a few times to see my music concerts and participate in events such as Family Weekend. Outside of actual school vacations, I only visited home one weekend every few months. CHC offers plenty of activities to keep one occupied during downtime, or there’s always the option of visiting the city and going to museums or clubs there. The train station is just about a 15 minute walk away, or the SEPTA bus will take you up the hill on a lazy day. Once at the train station, all you have to do is make the decision where to go. It costs five bucks to get to center city, but if you’re homesick you can get off at 30th Street Station, buy an AMTRAK ticket to your hometown and be on your way to your family in no time.
