Van Ree's Voice

Welcome to Somewhere.

Washington State University in Pullman, Wash. has served as my home for the past four years. Although it is a university, it’s understandable that most people haven’t heard of the town of Pullman, and I doubt I can find one person in this town who has been to Rochester, Wash., my hometown. Miles of wheat field hills surround Pullman from all sides. Sitting on top of one of the highest points in Pullman, you can see that the golden bumps seem to travel on forever. We might have in fact been in “the middle of nowhere,” however, don’t tell us that. Our biggest rivals, the Un...