Graduated

This post is a bit overdue, since I graduated two weeks ago now, but it was too big a milestone to leave un-turned. (Does that count as a pun?)

I don't think my expiration from college will fully sink in until the fall when everyone returns and I am not invited.

There are so many things I will miss. Some of those things include: tomato tortellini on Sundays, walking down middle path and saying hello to at least three people every time, the sun setting next to Old Kenyon, how big the sky looked, frisbee with some of the best people in the world three days a week from 4-6, incredibly smart and unbelievably caring professors, talking about books all day every day, my friends my friends my friends, and feeling like I was a part of that little place on top of a hill.

On that hilltop, I learned more than I ever thought I would when I arrived as a lanyard-wearing-first-year. I learned about myself: my flaws, my strengths, and what I stand for. I learned about the world, though I only left the hilltop for a few months at a time. These past four years have changed me, and I hope for good.

Although there is much I will miss, I like to think that there's even more to look forward to. I just moved to Brooklyn with one of my favorite people to a neighborhood I'm so excited to explore, I'm starting my dream internship (that will hopefully turn into my dream job), I'm going to cook for myself (fingers crossed the meals will be edible), and I'm going to meet new people that will become friends.

This is a time of transition, which comes with a lot of emotions. But for all my fellow graduates out there, I think we should remember that this is an exciting new step--not a scary one (although it may seem that way). While we have more responsibilities than before, we also have more choices and more freedom than ever before. Take advantage.

Thank you Kenyon, thank you family, thank you friends. Thank you for four incredible years.