Graduation. The big day came full of excitement and anticipation of walking across that stage and recieving my degree I've worked so hard for. And then the big day came to a close, and now I start my first week as a college graduate. The meaning of "graduation" is starting to settle in now that the pomp and circumstance is over. I've had some time to reflect and think about what this really means.
I realized I'll never attend Northern Michigan University as a student again (duh. but full meanings can be slow to hit me). This is a very weird feeling becuase NMU is a place that I've called "home", and having to say goodbye is a little heartbreaking. Not only am I saying goodbye to my school, but my friends and professors who have impacted me in a positive way. I am also saying goodbye to an era in my life. But I am also saying hello to a new one.
Despite these sad, nostalgic feelings, I am excited. Excited to have my degree in hand and show what I can do, and what I am capable of. I think that's the hardest part about graduating. You have to find that confidence and say, "I can do this." Life has never been more unnerving, because I do not know what will come next. But whatever does, I am ready to welcome the challenges, the upsets, the victories, and just the every-day happenings.
So, here I am. A fresh college graduate who's naive small town raising may not have prepared me for what is to come next in the vast, experienced world. But I know I am willing to take on whatever intercepts my path, welcoming it with open arms and ready to live this new chapter in my life.
Congrats to all the gradutes of 2010. Goodbye to the college life. And hello to this wonderful world
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