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" My first quarter of school at DePaul can be summed up in one word: explore. Yes, it&amp;#039;s kind of a random word, but when I look back at myself in my &amp;quot;pre-college&amp;quot; state, I was so afraid. I thought I would get lost, miss my train, fail a class or something would go terribly wrong. Although I was excited to branch out of suburbia, the city of Chicago is a lot for one girl to take on. But as I found my place in the city, I realized how much freedom I had to explore. I could walk around Chicago after class or take the train to some random destination. Getting used to the subway system wasn&amp;#039;t as difficult as I thought (I did get lost a couple times though...). Making new friends was a little difficult for me (yes, I can be shy!) since I was only at school for school, but I eventually got the hang of it and met some awesome new friends. I met a lot of people from all over the place who have these crazy, awesome ideas and stories to share. I&amp;#039;m still working on the making new friends part, but I&amp;#039;m excited for everyone else I&amp;#039;ll meet this year! Fashion exploration was the easiest part. Chicago is home to so many different people with crazy personal style. I loved incorporating other looks I saw on the streets into my own! Plus, it&amp;#039;s refreshing to see some unique street style instead of the usual North face, Uggs and jeans combo\u2014even if that is a super-comfy outfit! In the city, I can be who I want to be and go where I want to go. With all these people going different places with different agendas, I can&amp;#039;t help but feel like it&amp;#039;s just me and the city of Chicago, and no one else. It&amp;#039;s my own adventure. So dress however you want, go wherever you want and explore what&amp;#039;s out there for you! It&amp;#039;s just you and this big city. Go explore it! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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