Hi everyone!
My name is Kristina and I am a freshman here at Queens. I was born and raised in the small town of Topsfield, Massachusetts. I have two wonderful parents and two younger brothers. My brother Danny is 15 and Kenny is 14. Coming all the way from a really small town to Charlotte was quite a culture shock. Not only was I flooded by the usage of "y'all" and numerous restaurants I'd never heard of, I was also given the opportunity to meet people from all over the country.
So far during this first semester of college has been a roller coaster of new things, education, decision-making, new friendships, and new places. I've now made it through everything since Orientation, and Fall Break is just around the corner. During orientation my PROs and RAs did an amazing job helping with everything I needed. The upperclassmen and professors do everything they can to help in any way possible, not just during Orientation, but whenever I needed anything, someone was always there to help.
I'm really enjoying my classes as well. I decided to start of my fall semester getting some of my general education credits out of the way, so I'm taking Geology, Spanish, English and Core. I had one available space left so I decided to take Queens Chronicle, a class dedicated to producing the student-run school newspaper. So far in all my classes I have experienced many things I hadn't yet done in a classroom setting. My geology class climbed to the top of nearby Crowder's Mountain and will soon be climbing King’s Mountain. My Core class will soon be traveling to nearby Billingsville Elementary School to read books with the students there. All of these experiences have been a part of one of Queens' most important values. They want their students to "Thrive." in their college environment, and so far at Queens I've been able to do just that.
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