Personal Narrative: Mama Mia

Located in New York, the cultural and financial capital of the world, I know that my time at Columbia will be both productive and enjoyable.
During Labor Day weekend, I'll be able to go watch Maria Sharapova shriek away on Arthur Ashe Stadium. I really hope she cuts down on the double faults this match. Maybe she'll finally manage to beat Serena.

On a chilly fall night after class, I'll be able to venture down Broadway, and sit down and watch a play or two. I'll probably end up watching Mamma Mia; I'm a huge ABBA fan. My mom is going to be so jealous.

I'll try to convince my mother to let me stay in New York over Christmas break: I really want to listen to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and silently cry futile tears of self-hate as they play Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite because I'll never be as good a musician as any of them.
I'll even visit the Empire State Building and check if there really is a 600th floor.

I've lived in America for 11 years, yet I haven't been to a baseball game. Have I even truly lived? Where else to start than Yankee Stadium itself? Let's just hope the Yankees win. Maybe I'll even catch a foul ball.

I know that location is not the only important feature Columbia possesses. The high quality of academics and the variety of extra-curricular activities have played a huge role in my decision to apply for this college. It is just great knowing that I'm going to have so many things to make my time at Columbia