This quote could not be any truer for me right now. My whole life I felt I was being held captive by small town life. In my mind, I had places to go and people to see and Central Illinois was bringing me down. Flash forward and now all I want is the prairie and Central Illinois life. I miss the openness of the land and the corn and the soybeans. I miss driving down gravel paved roads and country lanes. I miss seeing as far as the eye can see. I miss the rich, black soil of Central Illinois - some of the finest farming soil in the world. I miss the bright blue sky and the way the sun feels when it is shining down on you. I miss the wildflowers on the side of the road. It just all feels different in the prairie - my home.
It has been one month to the day since I left Central Illinois to go on this great, big Southern adventure. And, while I have learned much and grown in my short time here, my heart still yearns for the prairie. If home is where the heart is, then my home will always be the vast farmlands of Central Illinois.
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