Buckle Up with Brooke

Over fall break, I took the opportunity to go on an agency tour in Columbus, OH. While some students decided to enjoy their break from home, I was back on campus late Monday afternoon. As a collegiate basketball player, I never have the luxury of enjoying a full break. We are given limited days for the holiday season because we have games to play. Thus, I had no problem with sacrificing a day of my break to travel with my wonderful PRSSA classmates and Dr. Agozzino. We left campus early Tuesday morning to arrive in Columbus, OH where we first met with the Ohio Department of Transportation. The professionals at ODOT gave a fantastic presentation. I was excited when they asked about our majors and interests. Those small moments show me they cared about us visiting. Our second stop of the day was the Columbus Crew. I am a huge sports fan, so I was smiling ear to ear the entire tour. We switched locations for our tour, so it took us a little extra time to find our way into the old stadium....

This weekend, I got the joy of traveling down to Germantown, Ohio with my friend Abby. It took us forever to decide we were going to make the trip, but I am so glad that we went. Germantown is close to two hours away from ONU. After our game at John Carroll, which was in Cleveland, we packed our bags fast and were on the road again.  Abby and I stayed at her childhood home, but we weren't there much the next day. We started the day by going to her church. The church is absolutely beautiful, and I was lucky to meet a lot of very important people in her life. After church, we went to her boyfriend's house for lunch. His mom is an amazing cook! Abby had a zoom call in the afternoon so we didn't stay too long. During her zoom call, I was supposed to be doing my homework, but I took a nap instead. Abby's aunt is moving out of her apartment and needed help carrying cardboard boxes from U-Haul so we headed over to help in the afternoon. Abby is not a coffee fan, but she insist...