Katie from Arizona

Our new girl of the week is Katharine Fish from Arizona. She is a Junior at Sweet Briar College, and is also known as Katie. When asked how she discovered Sweet Briar, Katie says that "I was flipping through the FISK Guide to colleges my sophmore year of high school, opened the book to the page, thought the name was funny, read about it, loved it, researched it, and decided I couldn't go anywhere else." She claims that she was attracted to the school because it is a women's college, and it has a really welcoming and sweet environment. Katie's says that the college is "very homey." The south was also a very big attraction for the school. Since living at Sweet Briar, katie says "I love that it's a completely different experience then you'll get at any other college. I like the cute little traditions, and the idea of tap clubs. I also actually enjoy that we're sort of in the middle of no where." When Katie was asked what she misses the most from her home state Arizona, she says "SUNSHINE, I really miss the warm weather. I hate the wind and snow." She also makes the comment that she misses having her car here on campus.

While talking about her home state, she tells some of her favorite places to go and claims that if you every travel to Arizona you should visit the following places as well. The first place she says to visit is Sedona Arizona, Katie says that this "is the most beautiful place on earth." The second place she recommends for you to travel to is of course the Grand Canyon; and last but not least, if you want good shopping, Katie claims that "Scottsdale Fashion Square is better than any mall in Los Angeles, or in the country for that matter." So if your out west and want some great shopping as well as some great scenic views you should most definetly make Arizona a must STOP!

Katie was also asked one quick last question; She was asked to tell one interesting thing about herself that her fellow classmates would probably not know and Katies says that "I'm afraid of walking on snow. It's terrible." It's O.K. Katie, summer is right around the corner and you can catch plenty of sun rays then.

Jenny from Oregon

Our girl this week is Jennifer Walkiewicz from Oregon. She is also known to many on campus as Jenny. Jenny is a Junior at Sweet Briar , and claims that when she was looking for colleges, she wanted a school with great academics and a riding program. Since she has been riding horses for a longtime and the academics had great ratings, Sweet Briar made her list. Jenny claims that she loved a lot of things about Sweet Briar as a perspective student. She loved the tour she was given, as well as the land and the stables that SBC has; So if you are a campus tour guide keep up the good work on making our campus look great to others! While Jenny has been living here on campus the last three years, some of her favorite things are, the biology professors and the barn of course; but she absolutely loves how involved she is with her major and the junior class. While being at SBC during the school year she misses a lot from her home State, especially the city, since she lives in Downtown Portland. Jenny also misses not being able to get in her car and drive a hour to the coast, one of her favorite places about her state. While still discussing what Jenny misses from her home state she says that it "sounds so weird, I miss the rainy weather. Having grown up with constant rain it's weird to be here where it's just windy! I don't like the wind."

If you are ever traveling and stop in Oregon, Jenny suggest three places to visit, that you will absolutely love. The first Place of course is the coast, She says it is "one of the most beautiful places in the world." The second place she suggest you visit if you are there in the month of May, is the Japanese Rose Garden. Jenny says that while at this garden you will see some beautiful flowers as well Downtown Portland and Mt. Hood in the background. The Third and final place she suggest that you should visit is 23rd avenue in Portand. There is some great shops as well as you should eat Pizzicato Pizza. Jenny Claims this pizza "is the Best!" So if you're ever in the area, make Oregon a must stop on your list of places to go.

Elise from Vermont

This week's girl is Elise Stine. She is a freshman from Vermont and learned about Sweet Briar College from a random search on the Princeton review. The high ratings and good reviews attracted her to the school. Elise claims that she loves living in Virginia the most about SBC, because it is so different from Vermont. When asked what she misses the most from home, Elise says "the way girls act here, there are a lot of people that aren't that genuine and real. Lot of times girls will talk to you one day and then randomly decide not to the next." If you ever get the chance to travel to Vermont , Elise says you need to go to the Ben and Jerry's factory, the canadian border and if you go during the winter season you most definitley have to go skiing and snowboarding.

Welcome To Sweet Travels

Was it the location, the extra curricular activities, the academic field or was it just the surrounding areas that brought many students to Sweet Briar College? Sweet Briar is the home to many girls around the United States and surrounding countries; and many classmates would love to know what brought you to the school. Sweet Travels will feature a new girl each week, tell who they are, where they are from, what they miss from home and let us know what's some of their favorite travel attractions within their state that other girls would love to see. Hope that you meet some awesome people, and gain the ability to visit some amazing places. Stayed Connected for the upcoming week's "Girl of the Week".