Flying in PA

I came to Penn State thinking I wouldn't be able to fly like I could when I was home. One day I did my research and found out there was a flight school at the University Park Airport that had the same type of aircraft I was accustomed to flying. I called the instructor and he said he'd be happy to rent it out to me. The first time I went up I was taken back. The surrounding mountains were beautiful. I flew around the ridges for a little while feeling free. I was no used to not having to constantly talking with air traffic control, that I felt I was doing something wrong and that I'd soon have a fighter aircraft escorting me down. That was not the case. Flying over rural Pennsylvania has been one of my best flying experiences. Although I miss flying in my familiar territory, it was nice to experience the flying culture some place completely different.