Hi! I am Jacob Sparrow and I am technically from State College, but I really am from Blacksburg Virginia. In case you’ve never heard of Blacksburg then don’t worry, it is a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains that is home to Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech). I recently moved to State College for a parents job and thus I ended up at Penn State because I fell in love with it from the start. It truly captured my heart from the first time I saw Beaver Stadium looming in the distance on the ride here.
One of my passions is fly fishing and it is a great passion to have when living in central PA because State College has a top 50 rated stream for trout fishing in the nation! Considering the uncountable amount of streams in the nation that is a huge accomplishment, especially since only 50 years ago there was a purge of almost all of the fish in the stream due to Pollution.
The reason I am taking SC 200 is mostly that it is satisfying one of my Gen Ed’s, however, after looking at what this course has to offer I am extremely excited to dive deeper into our discussion topics. It should be an amazing semester if this class continues to live up to my expectations!
What’s it like living in state college before you started attending theuniversity?
What’s it like living in state college before you started attending the university?