Showing posts with label graduation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graduation. Show all posts

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.