Who am I?

My name is Serina K. Croyle and I am a student at California University of Pennsylvania with a Major in Meteorology and a Minor in Music and I have had a fascination with storms since I was little. I remember as a little kid sitting on my grandparents sun porch, watching out the window every time it rained. Sometimes I was lucky and there was thunder, but at the time I was terrified of it. Years passed and when the big question came “What are you going to do with your life?” the first couple times I was asked I simply said “I don’t know”. 

Not long after that I was determined to become a music major and perform anywhere they would let me. My mindset was just me and my clarinet against the world. That dream came crashing down within the next couple years when I had gone into competitions and realized I wasn’t as amazing at playing as I thought.

By the time senior year had rolled around I was blindly searching at colleges trying to figure out who I wanted to be and how I was going to do that. I had applied to several schools as a Music Performance Major just to see if my dream could really become a reality. After going to an audition and seeing the end results I really thought that I could do it.They had offered me almost a free ride for the time that I would be going there. Not too long after that I had heard about this place and that it offered a Meteorology degree and was immediately interested. I applied right away and was accepted. This was definitely a last minute choice (or what felt like one).

Looking back at that I realized I made the better choice going here to study Meteorology than Music Performance (not to say music performance isn’t something that no one should do). I have enjoyed my time here so far and can’t imagine making any other choice.