Jarling’s is my favorite ice cream place in Champaign. Hit up a friend with a car or hop a bus and make the trip. It’s worth it, if only for the lemon custard.

A photo from summer 2016 at Japan House. That’s my good friend Taylor. We both spent a (very fun) summer here in Champaign-Urbana, working and exploring the area.

Taken my first day of class this year in front of the Illini Union! SERIOUSLY feels like just yesterday.

A throwback to freshman year, when I spent way too much time napping in the Illini Union. Public napping: a staple of college life.

My actual Day 1, Megan. Megan and I met the first day of Allen Hall Orientation, and we can’t seem to shake each other. We’ve also been roommates for the past three years. I love her with all my heart! This is a pic from freshman year, too (you can tell from the lanyard around my neck).

Two of my faves: the Admissions and Records Building (where I’ve been Editorial Intern for the past year) and Cracked. That’s a Plan B, a super tasty veggie wrap.

Andrew Bird is one of my favorite singer/songwriters, and he came to Canopy Club, a music venue that is located literally on campus. He was fantastic, and my friends and I even nabbed front row.

Wandering through Rome (note the tiny, European car) in December 2015, following a semester spent as an exchange student in England. My memories from studying abroad are some of my best from college.

A photo I snapped of my boyfriend while we were studying together in the Main Library’s Reading Room (my favorite study spot) a few weeks ago. Austen and I also met in Allen Hall, and he’s been my partner in crime these past two years!