Ryan Dickinson, Blog 1

My name is Ryan Dickinson and I am studying to become a mechanical engineer here at The Ohio State University. I am originally from Brea, California where I lived until I was 12, when I moved to Chardon, Ohio with my two sisters, Vanessa and Raven, and one brother named Josiah. The weather was a big change but luckily, I like snow and don’t mind the cold. I joined the Chardon Football team and learned to love the sport. I kept playing every year I could which unfortunately, was not all of them. My junior year when I decided to become a wide receiver, I hurt my back weightlifting. The official term was herniated disk and I ended up needing surgery to fix the problem. The doctors wouldn’t sign off on my physical to let me play my senior year because they said I would probably get hurt worse. I applied for two colleges, Ohio State, and Purdue University, and I was accepted into both. I decided to go to Ohio State because the tuition was much more affordable and my Army ROTC scholarship was withdrawn when they discovered my previous back problems. I plan on reapplying for the scholarship next year and hopefully learning here for free. I currently live in Morril Tower on west campus, and I am stuck in a 4-person room with only two other people. My roommates are very distracting and make writing very difficult, even more so when the Lakers and Suns are playing.