I got home a few days ago and I realized how much I love and miss Bates. Not only do I miss my friends at Bates, but I miss my daily life at Bates as well. It’s nice to always be with your friends and there is always something to do at Bates. I feel extremely lucky to attend a college that when I am away from it, i truly miss it. The night i got home, a few of my friends came over, who have been home for about a week now and we all reminisced and talked about our college experiences. All of my friends told me how relieved they are to be done with their freshman year and how happy they are that it is summer. Although I am happy to be back in Los Angeles, and I am so happy to see my friends here, I cannot stop thinking about the fun times I had this year at Bates.
However, it is also really nice to see my family, my puppies. The best part of walking into my front door the other night was being greeted by my dogs. Before I started college, i thought that being away from home would be so difficult (and at times it is hard and takes some transitions), but really, the hardest part is being away from my puppies. 
Today I went on a hike with my friend Harry in the Pacific Palisades, which is in west Los Angeles. As we were hiking we noticed steep stairs going into a valley, so we walked down the stairs and saw an abandoned building with graffiti all over it. We continued to explore and we saw more of the same buildings. Later when we got home we did some research and discovered that it was an old Nazi Bunker. Here are some pictures of it:
After the hike we went to this place called the Bluffs where there is a great view of the ocean and the Santa Monica beach.
I start work on Thursday, and this weekend I am driving up to San Francisco with some friends to visit my friend from Bates.
Although I miss Bates, I am very excited to be home with my friends, family and puppies.
