Diversity

Compared to last year, I defintely think SUNY Cortland is more diverse. When I walk outside I see more Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics. I am definitely starting to feel more comfortable because last year I was shocked. When I walked into Orientation, I saw a lot of white faces looking at me and I was suprised. I looked around and all I saw was white and no color. I started getting nervous and started asking questions on whether I should go to this college. But I started to remember this quote that said people that place themselves in extreme cases will benefit in the future. I don't remember the exact quote but the purpose was that people will become more experience and better off in life when they put themselves in challeging situations. I started to gain my composure and became more confident that I will overcome this ordeal. I started to talk to people and I started to think that we are not so different after all. The color might be different but what we feel inside is not. I met a lot of people that were from Long Island that felt the school had little diversity compared to their high school. They all had Indian friends and found it funny that I was the only Indian in orientation. I started to feel very comfortable and wasn't homesick at all.
When I leave Cortland, I will definitely miss it because it has become my second home. When I leave to go home or transfer to another school, I will definitely become homesick for Cortland. I will leave behind many memories and stupid fights that I definitely will miss. I will also miss all my friends that were with me since the beginning of college.