Even though UMass Amherst has a giant campus with dozens of facilities and activities to do nearly everyday, every so often it is quite nice to venture out and explore Amherst and surrounding towns.
As an in-state student, it is pretty easy to guess some of the reasons why I chose to join the UMass family. Amherst is within driving distance from home; I was already comfortable and familiar with western Massachusetts since I have family out here; and, of course, nothing beats in-state tuition. However, as nice as it would have been, my college application process was not as straightforward as immediately knowing I wanted to go to UMass after my first visit.
Recently, my family came to visit me here in Amherst. They brought my uncle, who was visiting from Seattle, where he lives. My uncle doesn’t come too often so this was quite possibly the one time I was going to be able to show him around Amherst. All he knew about this town was that it’s tiny, quaint, and a little less than two hours from the big city of Boston. So, I took it upon myself to show him just how fun Amherst really is.
No es ningún secreto que el COVID-19 ha dado la vuelta nuestras vidas. No solo parece que el mundo se ha quedado parado, sino que también nos ha forzado a cambiar la manera en la que vivimos nuestras vidas. Fue un cambio difícil y repentino, sino que también fue uno imposible.
