Into the City

I should probably start off with the fact that I am looking very forward to running away to college to start my "real" career preparation and education. I have been accepted to 5 fantastic colleges and now I must choose which one is the most worthy of my time and money. If I had to make he decision right now, I would say that I'd like to go to Simmons. Simmons is a wonderful all-women college that has a strong focus on student education, good facilities, and a safe campus, but one of the things I like abut Simmons the most is that its in Boston, the best college town and one of the best cities.

Boston... a place I'd like to explore and get to know better, the place where you can find the best specialty restaurants and delis, a place where the liberal run free without being ridiculed, a place of opportunity for educations, meetings, connections, jobs and career paths, a place to meet new people and have new adventure.

The city... the kind of place my mom was always worried about visiting. The kind of place my mom always warned me about where there were evil people waiting around every corner that want to use you, abuse you, and terrorize you. The kind of place where every road leads to a new labyrinth of dark allies and streets. Cities appear to be the targets for terrorism and crime and the land of over priced anything.

Needless to say, I am feeling really conflicted about joining the 250,000+ college students in Boston for a solid education and new adventures. I am excited and terrified at the same time. For one thing, have to understand that I am incredibly sheltered. For at least 10 years of my life, all I have known is the overly secluded suburbia that is the town of Bedford. Also, my mom gets paranoid when an older man looks at me for more than a second and if we ever visited Nashua there would be no chance of me getting out of a car with locked doors and rolled up windows. My family almost never visits cities anyway, so I  have no real street smarts because I have never had the opportunity to develop any. It's no wonder why I'm so nervous.

In short... I don't know. I really look forward to living in the city of Boston but I am also terrified that the city of Boston is going to kill me.