Life at Elon

For me, life at Elon is a lot like how my life is at home in Atlanta. Elon is very similar to my high school in the sense that the teachers really care about their students, small class size, and great academics and athletics. I am on the varsity soccer team here at Elon so my life is probably a lot different than regular students. I arrived at Elon on August 11th for preseason, so for the first few weeks here, my life was solely soccer practice. I met a few other athletes outside of soccer, but mostly, we only stayed in our dorms eating and sleeping. It was a pretty hard adjustment going from such a fun summer to waking up early, having soccer practice twice a day, napping all the time, and going to sleep early at night. Since those first few weeks here at Elon, my Elon experience has definitely changed for the better. I have noticed many great things about the campus, the students, the cafeterias, and the overall environment.

Throughout the first few months here, I ate at the Colonnades all the time. I really liked the food because it was new to me, and I didn't know all my other options. Also, I live in Danielley, so this specific dining hall was very convenient to me because of its location. Now, the menus at the Colonnades seem to be very repetitive and not very tasty, so I definitely do not eat there as often anymore. Now my friends and I eat at Acorn all the time (hopefully not to often that we'll get sick of it!). We also like eating at Octogon because we love grilled chicken sandwiches from Chickfila!

Another great thing about elon is that in the fall and spring, there are people riding bikes everywhere. I actually have a bike here, and all throughout the fall, I would ride my to class, soccer practice, or to eat dinner and lunch. Having a bike really makes living here without a car so much easier! I think bikes are a popular way to avoid driving a car to class or to eat dinner, because the campus is small enough that biking from one side to the other only takes about seven minutes.

Everything about Elon is great. I live in Danielley with my soccer teammates in an 8 person suite with a kitchen and living room. I sometimes wish I lived on a hall with other freshmen so I could get to know more people, but I don't regret living in danielley! Basically to sum up my feelings about Elon, the campus is gorgeous, the food is good, the teachers are so helpful, and all the people make me feel right at home!