Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Beginning of the End

Here it is, folks. This is the moment I have been waiting for. It has been four years in the making and the anticipation is killing me. I will soon finish college. ( AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!) That's right! After four years, I have made it to my last semester of college. It was a rough road, but I did succeed. I even transferred colleges twice just to get where I am at. I will get a BA in Public Relations when I leave Harding University in May. Sounds good, right? Where do I go from there?

I don't know how people do it. I mean all I have ever known for the past few years have been school and having fun here with my friends. That is all about to change. I am about to get my bubble popped. When that happens, I will be free falling with no solid ground to fall on. It is a scary world out there. I know some college students can relate. The economy is in shambles. Jobs are being cut every where. Why would anyone be looking for someone like me? That is the question I need to answer. I need to make myself known and get my name out there. I am done being the college student I once was. It is time to grow up.

However, growing up is far away from where I want to be. I don't want to become hard nosed and no fun. Why would I want that for myself? Why would I wish that upon anyone. I just think it is silly to change your whole self completely just because the world pushes you out of her nest and expects you to fly. Maybe I would like to fall for a while and walk a bit on the ground. I still want to be fun and spontaneous. I still want people to know who I am and what I am capable of. I want people to know that I mix business and pleasure. I hope employers can handle that. I don't think I could work for a stiff institution that has absolutely no sense of humor. It might be a tall order, but I am aiming high. I don't want to take a miserable job just because my teachers tell me that is how I am supposed to start. I don't believe them. I haven't for this long and look where it has got me. Here. On the verge of my degree.

I just don't want to end up like this guy.