Home Sweet Home - Amherst, MA

There are few places that I love more than Amherst, Massachusetts.  I spent four wonderful years at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.  In addition to getting a wonderful education at UMass,  my time in Amherst was the first time I really lived away from home and the place where I really became an adult.  During my years in Amherst, I met some of my best friends, fell in love, had my heart broken, became a vegetarian, stopped being a vegetarian, wrote my senior thesis, learned to handle my personal finances, participated in political protests, felt the world stop on 9/11, decided to go to law school...the list goes on and on.

Whenever I drive out to Amherst, I can't help but smile as I pass through the rolling hills and start spotting familiar sights.  Almost a decade has passed since I graduated but it always feels just like yesterday and it always feels like I'm coming home.  This is the reason why I have volunteered as a UMass alumna since my graduation, and this is the reason why I continue to give a lot of my time and energy to this wonderful community.

This past Saturday, I had to drive out for a Board of Directors meeting on campus.  Bret and I drove out together and he explored Amherst while I was in my meeting.  Afterwards, I showed him some of my favorite spots on campus and around town - including Bueno y Sano! 

While so much of the campus has changed, I was surprised at how much I still remembered of the campus. 

Returning to Amherst always feels like coming home.  Where is your home away from home?