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It is time to say adieu.. to you and you and you. I am pinching myself. I can't believe my college career is reaching its end.
It seems like for the past 17 years (give or take) I have been doing one count down after another. I counted down my last few days until I graduated from grade school. Then I counted down my last few precious days of high school. Now it is time for me to count down my last few days of College, and SCHOOL period.
What will I count down next? The next step I take will be the next step that begins the rest of my life. This is definitely a bittersweet experience. I am thrilled to have achieved what I have and to be done with school, but I am sad to let these years go.
Everyone has been telling me the real world is rough and that I should hold on to my years in school as long as I can. But I am ready to move on with this thing called life.
So, where do I go from here? I am hoping to start my career in radio. I was bit by the radio bug 2 years ago and there is no turning back now. As of now, I have applied to a local radio corporation and if that falls through, I hope to be interning with KPR here in Lawrence.
The Journalism school and I have had our ups and downs, but I appreciate all that I have learned. To Patrick: Your HTML knowledge makes you cool, not nerdy. Thanks for being so easy going and fun to work with. To Uncle Rick: You challenged me to take that extra step, to go that extra mile and not settle for less than my best. I appreciate all you have taught me.
So, to end with a note of hope, I guess I would say that I am thankful for every experience I have had here at KU. While I would like to take some things back, I know that if I did I would not be the person I am today. Mistakes made me stronger. Obstacles built my character. Friends brightened my days.
With that said, I must turn back to my "Sound of Music" theme and say: "The sun has gone to bed and so must I. Goodbye."
And which of the Von Trapp children did you imagine yourself as? Or was it Maria the falling nun?
I would probably be Gretel because I am the youngest in my family, and she has my favorite line in the song. And she is just adorable, so you do the math there. haha.