The more time that I spend at The Ohio State University, the more I find that this college is a great place to begin to understand and launch oneself into the world. There are so many opportunities to meet new people, experience new things, and discover oneself. Just last Sunday the 30th of September, I was given the opportunity to explore Columbus, eat food, and meet new people. What a great combination!

We traveled just a few minutes south to the Short North and found the North Market. This wonderful place is full of many different venders. They have everything from a spice shop to a fresh fish vendor to BBQ to Thai noodles to funny cards to gift to people. This was not my first visit to the North Market and I headed straight for the bubble tea booth. Then I hit up the BBQ place next. It was all so good. My favorite part was getting to sit, eat and talk to everyone who made it.

As it goes, not everyone who signed up was able to make it. Our original group dwindled from 11 people to just 6, but this just made it easier to get to know everyone. Most people who attended the event were out of state students and were in the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Science (FAES). I was the the exemption as the only in-state student. During lunch we were able to connect about experiences so far at OSU and talk about our survey class through FAES. This led to a long and riveting talk about diversity and perspectives on it. I find diversity to be an interesting conversation no matter who I am with. This dialog was another way we were able to connect, even through our differences.

I found this trip not only educational of the bus system (and how close the North Market is), but also a great way to meet new people who are more similar to me than not. I hope to go on more adventures like this. I look forward to building even more lasting memories through experiences like this one.