Brooke Powers is mid-way through her first semester and has
already learned so much. Brooke is from Coastesville, Pennsylvania, which is
about two hours away from East Stroudsburg. She is majoring in Sports
Management and looking forward to taking her major classes when she is finished
with her General Education courses. Brooke knew she wanted to attend East
Stroudsburg right after her first visit.
The campus and environment that she witnessed was exactly what she was
looking for. She met three soccer players and automatically knew the rest of
the girls would have that same crazy and fun personality. Brooke’s favorite
part about being away from home is the independence she gained and ability to
make decisions on her own. She has learned to use better time management and
get her assignments done sooner rather than later. She mentions the transition
was harder than expected, but has become more comfortable and has learned
different things on the way. Her least favorite part about being away from home
is the limited amount of time she spends with her friends and family. Although
missing home can be hard, Brooke bonds with not only the girls on her dorm
floor, but her teammates. She loves being a part of the team and getting to
know everyone on a personal level. She mentions her favorite parts are the road trips to the away games. The bus rides are always an adventure and has
a great time making new memories with the team. Brooke is looking forward to
exceling as an ESU goalkeeper and also a student. Not only is being a student
athlete and a full time student difficult, but Brooke is interested in joining
the Sports Management club outside of all her other obligations. Good luck to
Brooke!
