Blog Title: Arcadia

After struggling for days to pick an appropriate title for my blog, I decided on naming it “Arcadia.”  It is short and simple, but means so much to me in several different ways.  Arcadia is the neighborhood that I have grown up in.  Although I have not lived my entire life in this neighborhood (I moved here in first grade), it is the only place that truly feels like home. 

The aspect of the neighborhood that is most meaningful to me is my family: some of the best memories I have with my parents and brothers are connected to this house.  I have two older brothers, Alex and Matt, who have both left for college on the east coast.  Although I am not able to see them except holidays and summers, I still feel close to them because of this neighborhood.  By simply looking around the house and the neighborhood, I can picture all the great memories that the three of us made together.  I cherish those memories and am grateful to Arcadia for helping to keep those memories alive.  Also, my parents have a huge connection to this neighborhood because this is where they grew up as well.  In fact, my mom’s childhood home is only one short block away. 

Besides the great connection to my family that the word Arcadia prompts, it also reminds me of my childhood friends and the friends I have continued to gain as I have grown older.  Some of my closest friends live or have lived in Arcadia, and I am thankful that I am able to see them or be reminded of them every day. 

Arcadia is important to me because it serves as a link; a link not only to my childhood, but also my friends and family.  This is why I decided that Arcadia is a fitting name for my blog.