Is it really College Time?

 

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Had one of those amazing days out of the blue yesterday. I found myself in Burbank California and the meeting I was flying to in Portland was canceled at the last minute. As I was getting ready to head to the airport to go back to the Bay Area I realized I was only a short drive away from Santa Barbara, which is where Jessie will start College this Fall.

Having not yet seen Westmont College I decided to throw the job to the wind, jump in a car and head north! What a treat as I’ve never been to the Santa Barbara area and had only heard of how amazing it was.

I arrived on campus on a misty and somewhat chilly May morning and I can honestly say it was one of the most peaceful settings I’ve ever experienced.   The quiet shuffling of students along the grass paths, the constant singing of all the birds and even the soft roar of the Pacific in the distant background.   It is a small school with slightly under 1,200 total students enrolled and it just has the best feel.  It is no surprise that Jessie has fallen in love with such a place.  www.westmont.edu

It is a strange time when you stand facing your first child heading off into the great wide world…but the reality is I can’t wait until we are meeting her first roommate, seeing her excitment in finding new friends and all the great new times that will come with being the parent of a college student.   Very proud times.

Back to the realities and pressures of work this morning but feeling strangely….peaceful