Perky Freshman Misses the Snows at Home Massachusetts is one of the original 13 states, steeped in history and beauty , and home to Hannah Ellis , a perky and friendl y freshman with an undecided major and a decidedly northeastern mindset. When asked about her home state, Hannah described its wonderful beauty. "I'm from Cape Cod , which is a small peninsula, and it's extremely scenic there. It 's very hilly, with lots of trees and rivers and little creatures running around. Obviously, I live very close to the beach, and it's always nice to go clown and watch the ships and sailboats go by." Ellis described many differences between Searcy and her home state . She noted the difference in humidity is a big one. ''I can·t believe how much the temperature changes in a day in Arkansas . It can be 35 degrees in the morning, and then shoot up to 90 or 95 by afternoon." She was quick, and happy, to point out that Massachusetts receives more snow than Arkansas. Ellis said, "It will usually start snowing around Christmas time , and we'll have snow on the ground until February or March. I remember one year we had a huge snowstorm during Thanksgiving and then didn 't get any snow until Janua1y." Ellis said, "Cape Cod is very much a Valerie Adam - Downers Grove, IL Kelley Adams - Memphi~ , TN Dena Ailes - Valparaiso. IN David Alex ander - Pomona. CA Mandy Alexander - I Iarrison, AR Staci Allen - Searcy. AR Steve Allen - Arcadia. MO Danny Allison - Palestine. TX Kathryn Allison - Kimilili. Kenya Claudia Almendarez - Dallas , TX Tam.my Altom - P :111gburn. AR Danilo Amoretty- Managua, 1\icaragu::i John Amundson - Wichita. KS Christopher Anderson- Batesville, AR Oscar Andrade - Col. I Iimno. Mexico 246 Freshmen Hannah Ellis likes ro spend rime ~ · irh friends bet\\'een classes. She missed the snm,·s in Massachusetrs bur liked rhe coo l \\·inter in Arkansas. tourist town, so the only people there in the winters are older people. It can be really boring at times. But in the summers , there are so many tourists and vacationers that you ca n 't even drive down the street. Kind of like Race Street in Searcy on any given day." When asked what she missed the most, she quickly replied that the snow and her friends were at the top of the list. --Ryan Gjovig
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