So everyone, I have successfully completed my undergraduate
career at UNCA. And to tell you the truth, it hasn’t hit me yet that I am about
to leave behind the life of a college student and embrace—though not with open
arms—the life of a graduate. I am not
sure what the future holds for me, but I figured I would attempt to make some
sort of sense of it all through writing.
Hence this blog: I will document the many different emotions I face as a
college graduate, and discuss some of my fears, hopes, dreams, and daily
happenings as needed.
This first post focuses on what the title is: the waiting
period.
I have finished all of my courses, final exams, theses, and
received the last grades I will ever have as an undergrad. On top of that, graduation festivities are
this Saturday. I have less than a full
week left in Asheville and around this school before I officially receive my
diploma and become an alumnus. And that
thought is scary. Scarier than a hundred needles. Scarier than embarking on a
journey alone for a semester to a country in which I do not know the language
(which I did and succeeded at—http://www.lizfinlandadventure.blogspot.com/).
But at least I have a plan. Or part of a plan…
As of now, I will travel to Europe for a two week vacation
with my loving and caring parents. We’re planning on visiting London, Paris,
and Amsterdam before returning to the states.
I have my good friends Annelise and Jake’s wedding to attend the second
I get back, and I will be employed this summer with Kanuga Conference Center in
Hendersonville. After my time with
Kanuga is up, I will return to Raleigh and work (hopefully) for about a year as
I prepare myself to take the GRE and attend graduate school.
This week has no plan.
Other than enjoying my last few days in Asheville with no stress and no
commitments…well, besides having family in town beginning Friday.
My dad’s repetitive, consistent advice throughout college
has always been “work hard, play hard, have fun” and well, I guess I’ve gotten
through the work hard, and am at the play hard, have fun piece of his
advice. And I plan on doing just
that. Hiking, baseball games, good
friends, and good times will fill my week until I walk across the stage
Saturday morning.
So, as far as the waiting period goes, I guess it’s fairly
simple. All I have to do is relax, enjoy
this beautiful mountain spring/summer, and watch the days pass by until
Saturday. Granted, this is probably
because I have not fully begun to wrap my head around the fact that I am
closing another chapter on my life to shortly begin a new one. I have not even begun to pack up my
apartment, but hey-that’s for a different post, right?
Until next time my friends,
A Recent College Graduate
