Dear Listeners,

Picture this: the sun rising over a campus buzzing with possibility. One student wakes up in their childhood bedroom, minutes from class. Another wakes up miles from home, surrounded by unfamiliar walls and even more unfamiliar emotions.
Same journey. Different heartbeat.

Welcome to Real Talk, where we peel back the polished surface of college life and slip into the stories that don’t make it onto brochures. A localite and a non-localite sit down for a conversation that’s part confession, part revelation, and completely honest. They talk about the messy, magical reality of the first year juggling independence, navigating family expectations, drowning in assignments, finding community, missing home in ways they didn’t expect, and learning that boundaries aren’t walls but bridges to self-respect.

If you’re trying to survive your first semester, searching for your people, or simply needing a reminder that you’re not wandering this road alone, tune in as we unravel the truths, the tensions, and the tiny victories that make this journey yours.