Homey Hilliard

What could be better than a suburban area full of sports enthusiasts and friendly people? How about a community diverse in race and religion yet closely bonded and friendly? Being about ten to fifteen minutes away from any rural area, Hilliard, Ohio seems like the perfect place to live. Hilliard is a beautiful suburb full of parks, lakes, and amazing scenery. The history, geographic location, and what it’s like to live in Hilliard all play an important role in discovering if Hilliard really is the perfect place to live.

The history of Hilliard begins with John Reed Hilliard and only ten acres of farmland. This town grew around a railroad station called Hilliard station, which cut John Hilliard’s ten acres in half (www.cityofhilliard.com/history). The Village of Hilliard was established July 13^th, 1869 (www.cityofhilliard.com/history). At this time the population was only made up of 280 residents and was constantly growing in industry and population (www.cityofhilliard.com/history). Overall, Hilliard is very fond of its historical background and the city’s story is very interesting.

Another way of discovering if this little suburb is the perfect place to live is exploring its geographic location. Hilliard is about twenty minutes away from the city of Columbus and Hilliard currently has a population of about 28,797 people. One downfall with this city, just like any city in Ohio, is the weather. Ohio weather is known to be one of the worst climates in America. The rainy and off and on cold weather in the summer makes it hard to enjoy being outside. For people who are looking for a long warm summer climate, Hilliard may not be the perfect city for them.

After interviewing Kayla Miller, whom has lived in Hilliard since the 4^th grade, I discovered that this city is a very clean and a nice area to live. Kayla described how friendly and nice the people are. She also said that there is always something to do in Hilliard and her and her friends almost never get bored. She graduated from her high school with a class of about 480 students. Her high school was very big on sports, mostly football, so they always went to the games. For fun they love to go to the mall and take a walk in Homestead Park. One downfall that Kayla mentioned about living in Hilliard is all the construction that is happening on the main roads. This is causing much heavier traffic and a headache when trying to get to all the fun spots around town. Although Kayla loves her hometown, she mentioned that she felt the need to escape from Hilliard for a while.

So the question still remains but the answer all depends on one’s own living preferences. This is a beautiful city with a great reputation. Hilliard is full of fun things to do and friendly people to go hang out with. The schools are very good at all of their sports and the community is very closely bonded. This city has much diversity and if one doesn’t mind living in Ohio weather and in a suburban area, Hilliard would probably be the perfect place to live.

Medina, Ohio

I have lived in Medina for 13 years. My dad built the house we live in now and most of my friends I have known since I was 6 years old. I have made so many close friends in Medina and a lot of my family lives there. There is always something to do whether it's going to a bonfire or just hanging out at home with your close friends. The people there are extremely nice and medina is so pretty. My friends and I used to go to the regal cinema and go see the latest movies or we would go bowling at the bowling alley.

My Grandparents and cousins live right down the road from us and our family is very close. My best friend, Angela, lives right down the street from me also and her house is like my second home. We would always take walks to the creek at the end of our road or ride our bikes around town. We usually always had people over my house to hang out and had bonfires outside in my yard. When I was younger we used to go camping in my grandparents woods in their backyard. They had a creek and they had hills and trails to ride our four wheelers on. We always had so much fun and those camping trips I will never forget. The school I used to go to in medina was called Buckeye High School. I had so many close friends there. We used to go to all the football games and paint our faces orange and white or orange and brown. It was so much fun! Buckeye is one of my favorite memories from Medina because high school was an awesome part of my life.

About Me

My name is Sara Dieckman. I am 18 years old and a freshman at Ohio University. I am from Medina, OH and went to Buckeye High school. I am currently undecided but I am very interested in music and performing. At my high school I was part of an a cappella group and i've been singing and performing for 8 years. I also love to snowboard and go out with my friends. I am very easy going and friendly and i love to meet new people and make new friends.