Bridges to Success Newsletter
by Krystal Almanzar.
If one word can define what the college tour meant to me, the word will be NEW. New faces, new states, new schools, new sights, new experiences. It was a bittersweet feeling leaving my family for the first time and stepping into something that seemed foreign to me. The thought of researching other universities from different states was not of interest to me, however the college tour has broaden my mind and became an educational experience that has cultivated new options in regards to my education. Visiting numerous universities such as Howard, Benedict, Shaw amongst others, gave me a feeling of warmth, unity, diversity and culture that made me appreciate the beauty of education. Knowing that I was stepping in the same floors as our founding fathers did at the house of congress in Washington, to standing on the same sanctuary as slaves stood in the year of 1865 in Shaw University, filled me with emotion, history, culture and great pride to see right before my eyes how much my country has progressed. I thank all the leaders that contributed in making this experience unforgettable.