A Semester In Review
This semester had many highs and lows. But mostly lows. I experienced some of the greatest joy and was also hurt worse than I have ever been. But I don't regret any of it.
Most of you know that my goal is to someday work for Disney and I got one step closer to that goal this semester. I was accepted into The Disney College Program for the fall. I will be working in their merchandising department as well as living on their property. I am unbelievable excited to start that adventure.
Speaking of adventures, this semester was full of them. I got to be at the Magic Kingdom over night for leap year, I went to the movies 15 times, I co-directed and co-choreographed an award winning dance number for my sorority (Go Theta!), I worked a 23 hour day for the Lupe Fiasco concert (it was certainly a fiasco), and I watched my close friend and sorority sister graduate college.
Apart from these few adventures the last four months were rough, and although I wish things had gone differently I am happy with the way that I handled things on my end. I got a lot closer to my friends, the new ones and the old, and I found some people that are really special to me. But I also lost friends and that was hard. I want to thank everyone that supported me and was there for me. It was because of them that I made it through.
My song of the semester is Somebody That I Used to Know. I know its a popular song right now but it speaks right too me and describes things perfectly. I had a few people become people that I used to know and I wish they hadn't. I do admit that it was my choice to make them that way, I have a feeling that they would still like to be my friend. But, the thing is, it is really hard to be someones friend when all you feel is pain when you even just see them.
I hope someday they will no longer be someone that I used to know and we can be friends again. But it is true that you get addicted to certain kinds of sadness and that you remember the hurt for a long time after. Even if you've forgiven.
Life is funny the way it throws things at you. I learned a lot about myself this semester, that I love with my whole heart and, because of that, it hurts a lot when your heart is broken. The hurt is all consuming and it rips you away from reality, like friends and school. It damages your focus, your sleep, your life. But the people around you who do love you are really helpful when you are trying to pick up the pieces. Forgiving is easy, but facing, that is the hard part.
This summer I am back up in Connecticut, working as a manager in the Admissions department at Lake Compounce. I'm two weeks in and I am in love with my job. This is going to be a summer of rejuvenating and having fun. The time away from campus is needed, and I am grateful to be home.
But don't worry, the adventures have not stopped, I may have been knocked down but this is just the beginning. I turn twenty in less than a month and a half and although Admissions doesn't sound all that exciting let me assure you, it is a wild time.
Hold on tight.
Most of you know that my goal is to someday work for Disney and I got one step closer to that goal this semester. I was accepted into The Disney College Program for the fall. I will be working in their merchandising department as well as living on their property. I am unbelievable excited to start that adventure.
Speaking of adventures, this semester was full of them. I got to be at the Magic Kingdom over night for leap year, I went to the movies 15 times, I co-directed and co-choreographed an award winning dance number for my sorority (Go Theta!), I worked a 23 hour day for the Lupe Fiasco concert (it was certainly a fiasco), and I watched my close friend and sorority sister graduate college.
Apart from these few adventures the last four months were rough, and although I wish things had gone differently I am happy with the way that I handled things on my end. I got a lot closer to my friends, the new ones and the old, and I found some people that are really special to me. But I also lost friends and that was hard. I want to thank everyone that supported me and was there for me. It was because of them that I made it through.
My song of the semester is Somebody That I Used to Know. I know its a popular song right now but it speaks right too me and describes things perfectly. I had a few people become people that I used to know and I wish they hadn't. I do admit that it was my choice to make them that way, I have a feeling that they would still like to be my friend. But, the thing is, it is really hard to be someones friend when all you feel is pain when you even just see them.
I hope someday they will no longer be someone that I used to know and we can be friends again. But it is true that you get addicted to certain kinds of sadness and that you remember the hurt for a long time after. Even if you've forgiven.
Life is funny the way it throws things at you. I learned a lot about myself this semester, that I love with my whole heart and, because of that, it hurts a lot when your heart is broken. The hurt is all consuming and it rips you away from reality, like friends and school. It damages your focus, your sleep, your life. But the people around you who do love you are really helpful when you are trying to pick up the pieces. Forgiving is easy, but facing, that is the hard part.
This summer I am back up in Connecticut, working as a manager in the Admissions department at Lake Compounce. I'm two weeks in and I am in love with my job. This is going to be a summer of rejuvenating and having fun. The time away from campus is needed, and I am grateful to be home.
But don't worry, the adventures have not stopped, I may have been knocked down but this is just the beginning. I turn twenty in less than a month and a half and although Admissions doesn't sound all that exciting let me assure you, it is a wild time.
Hold on tight.
