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It must be an Indiana thing but have you ever found yourself resting your head when you hear a train in the distance and instantly feel so calm, just me? The sound of a train is one of my favorite sounds in the world. It's weird that a person would have a favorite sound but there is something about it that brings a sense of home. Trains travel to new destinations every trip exploring something exciting and seeing the world. They continue to have journeys for a purpose, some new and some old. In most ways I think a train represents me and every other person. All my life I have lived near a rail road track and before I fall asleep every night I hear the whistle of the train and it brings me a sense of home.

I loved this photo because the first major change in my college career was centered around this idea of being home. Transferring universities no mater what stage never seems like a good idea. If you are considering transferring its best to research to figure out whats best for you. To some it maybe the only chance to get where you need to go. Transferring from a large college to a smaller campus can have many benefits. Leaving a small university to go to a large one also has its pro's too.     

 Like most students I craved the idea of being 18 and on my own attending a large state university. When the reality of the funding hit me on my tour of Indiana University Bloomington. It was that moment I picked my first regional campus. Purdue North Central, it was far enough away that I felt like most of my friends, having the chance to leave our home town. The campus was also close enough that I could commute every day to classes. I later found it to be terrifying and my first  mistake in my college path.  I was stuck at a cross road of what to do and where to go. Personally after my first semester I wanted to drop out all together. 

 

I found that distance wasn't the best for me. I became very depressed and found that even trying to make friends in a university was hard but going into a place not knowing a single face made me not want to go. While on route from every drive home I would hit small spots that I could feel anxiety become lifted of my chest. It was the moment I heard the train a few blocks away from my house that I felt that finding a campus near home would be the best decision I ever made. 

   image credit: sandman