With terrible weather complicating holiday travel and the impending chaos of finals, it’s difficult to remember that we’re supposed to be thankful on Thanksgiving. So, following Release tradition, we took a step back to reflect on what we’re thankful for.
I’m thankful for…
- …my Ecuadorian roommate coming home with me for Thanksgiving so she can make me food. My family hates cooking. — Anna Szilagyi
- …the friends I’ve made here at Binghamton University and the family I have to go home to. — Allie Wolff
- …second chances, funny friends and good food. — Gabriella Ginsberg
- …my mom, British panel quiz shows and James Deen’s Twitter account. In related news, I can’t believe I’m at a point in my life where I’m mentioning my mom and James Deen in the same sentence. Happy Thanksgiving! — Katie Dowd
- …soup, coffee and my Lands’ End winter coat when it’s 14 degrees out. I am also thankful for Shabbat, the state of Israel and websites that allow me to binge-watch TV. Oh, and Miley Cyrus’s and Rihanna’s Instagrams, duh. — Yael Rabin
- …the people of Binghamton for not figuring out that my car doesn’t lock and then stealing everything inside it. — Cameron Wade
- …my family, my college education and my three best friends: Tom, Marty and JT. — Odeya Pinkus
- …”WTF with Marc Maron,” the podcast that has kept me sane this semester. — John Sansone
- …the impending feast to come this Thursday, though I’ll miss my Sodexo regulars. I’m thankful for all the turkeys that gave their lives to save the free world. — Rich Kersting
- …all of the great family, friends and food I’ve gotten to eat, know and love. — Spencer Kostrinsky
- …the College-in-the-Woods janitorial staff for cleansing my restrooms of the intoxicated filth that floods the toilets and tiles every weekend. — Harrison Teich
- …clouds. They’re the only thing that hold constant these days. Some days I’m thankful for sunshine, but only some. — Dorothy Farrell
- …the cozy long johns that keep my legs toasty. — Danny Santos
- …the little I need to do to receive an English degree: Write two essays a semester and sleep. — Kieran McManus
- …an amazing start to freshman year as part of a close-knit community, where the people here are so welcoming that I can already call Binghamton my home. — Chloe Rehfield
- …the optimists who bring sunshine to everyone’s life, even when it’s November in Binghamton. — Samantha Steiner
- …Binghamton pizza, for making me appreciate New York City pizza that much more. — Erik Bacharach
- …the ability to escape reality. — Mike Amory
- …I’m thankful for my Pipe Dream family, my biological family (whoever they are) and for the Pilgrims, the real heroes of this special day. — Darian Lusk
- …my family, my friends and a third thing. — Jacob Shamsian
- …Jacob, Darian and Release getting things in copy early. — Cari Snider