Amanda Simmons, Neighbor

Patch contributor Amanda Simmons is a rising junior at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.  A lifelong resident of Westfield, Amanda graduated from Westfield High School in 2009, where she was a tri-editor of Hi's Eye.  She has written and edited for the Star-Ledger's Inside Jersey magazine, The Westfield Leader and a number of campus publications.  Amanda recently returned to Westfield for the summer after spending the past semester studying abroad in Paris.  Tweet her @amandarsimmons.