Kent State University

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This was my first time downtown! I went to the farmer's market with my roomate. We never ended up becoming friends, but I still had fun.

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This is my Freshman year dorm room. I was in Korb hall that year, and though I changed to Leebrick for my last 3 years, my setup didn't change much.

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Loralee came to visit me over Thanksgiving in 2025. She stated going to an art school in Columbus this semester, so she only had to drive about 2 hours to get here. We went to Alley Mac! She really liked it. Even with tax and tip those loaded mac and cheese bowls only cost like $15. And they're delicious! My go-to is the Primavera bowl, as it has a lot of vegetables- due to the sun dried tomatoes, it is super savory!

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This is my friend Bonnie! This was the first time we hung out outside of the Black Squirrel Mafia club (which she was president of for our sophomore and junior years). The restaurant was called Pacific East, and it's right next to Troy Grille. This was also the first time I tried sushi. I didn't like it.

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My usual order at Troy Grille- a Lamb Kabob on a rice bowl (but I do bulgur instead of rice, when available) with lettuce and black olives. This place was great. When Mom, Mona, and Sally came down to visit me during my sophomore year, we all ate here and they all really liked it too. Everyone who has ever tried the falafel told me that it was fantastic.

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This is Henley, a friend that I only really had in my sophomore year. They drove me to airports that year, and then fulfilled the curse of being unable to do this the next year due to early graduation. We drifted apart over summer, and though they were still around for the fall semester of my junior year, we didn't really talk. (The other two instances of the curse was when my friend and ride Cassandra dropped out after my freshman year, and my junior year friend and ride, Taylor, transferred to Columbus). This picture was taken at HA!Tea, my usual bubble tea place (because Henley liked it). After we stopped being friends, I switched to Ming's.

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The Kent Free Library! I loved walking here. They had such a large selection of books; I don't know what I would have done without such a well stocked library in walking distance of campus.

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My 2nd friend on campus for all four years, Madrica. (The other is Bonnie). She was a nursing major, and the one who drove me to and from the airport in my senior year. This is Ming's Bubble Tea, the best place to get Boba in Kent.

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Kent is a beautiful town. This picture is from a short nature walk within a stone's throw of the library.