In my town, there are two very different communities to be a part of. There is Corvallis proper and then there is Oregon State University. I first felt really part of OSU when I was a sophomore at Mom's Weekend; everywhere my mom and I went on campus, I ran into someone I knew. As for Corvallis, I feel most connected to my community at community events where I run into people, like Saturday Market, or when I'm bicycling around town and people I work for or friends wave at me as I ride by. I'd say I first felt really integrated into the community last summer, and this summer has been much happier because of that integration. I've got my little niche here, so to speak. And I must say I like the Corvallis community better than the university community--it's much more liberal
