Bittersweet

Though my third year of college has come to a close I am excited for the new challenges and adventures that await me. This year however, has been the one that I have grown the most as a person and I am grateful for every memory, mistake, lesson and person that was a part of it. Though it was my third year of college this truly has been the first time I've enjoyed it and felt like I belonged somewhere. I moved in with the greatest group of people that I could ever have imagined and have created a new family down here at JMU. I don't think I would be where I am today both physically and mentally if it weren't for the friends that I have made this year. Not only did they make me laugh, lend a shoulder for me to cry on and provide me with some great memories they also accepted me for who I am and helped me discover who I can and for that I am so grateful.

Though I am not looking forward to this upcoming Sunday when I will be leaving our home at 821 to head back to South Jersey, I am very excited for the challenges that await me this summer as I will be studying abroad in Florence, Italy. I am prepared to take on the next stage of my life and experience new people, places and chances.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain