Bubble tea

There’s a plethora of topics I could discuss in my final letter as editor-in-chief, like the bittersweetness of graduation, a recap of this year and all its atrocities, etc. But, honestly, as I write this leditor, all I can think about is bubble tea and how glad I am that I committed to a college that has decent bubble tea stores nearby.

If you know me, you know that I’m a bubble tea gal. Every Friday, I stop by one of the many bubble tea stores near Northview to purchase a cup of sugary tapioca goodness. As a freshman, I assumed every high school had at least two or three bubble tea stores near it because of how much of a fixture the beverage had become in my high school life. However, after a mind-opening conversation with a friend from Cobb County, I realized this was not the case.

My friend, bless her soul, had a whopping total of zero bubble tea places within the vicinity of her school or her home. Thankfully, due to the generous East Asian population in Johns Creek, Ga., I didn’t have to worry about being in her predicament for the next three years. However, when the time came to apply to colleges, I was struck with a sudden sense of impending doom. What if the college that I went to didn’t have any boba tea stores nearby? What would I do then?

To me, and likely to many other Northview students, the culture of drinking boba tea after school with friends is crucial. Those cafes were where I would have gossip sessions with friends, study for my SAT, or even laze around while people-watching. So, despite how trivial it seems to be so fixated on having a bubble tea cafe near me in college, come admissions season, I was hoping and praying that, in whichever college I would commit to, there would be at least one bubble tea store nearby.

Thankfully, by some stroke of luck, I ended up committing to the University of Georgia and, from what I’ve heard, Athens, Ga., boasts a decent amount of bubble tea stores in the city. While I can’t guarantee whether those stores’ teas are on par with what we have here at Johns Creek, Ga., I look forward to forging unforgettable memories alongside my favorite drinks.

Manasa Premanand, Editor-in-Chief