I am currently sitting in Radina's Coffeehouse in the Aggieville business district of Manhattan, Kansas. I have only two weeks more before I graduate. Many people say it, but it is a brand-new sentiment for me. I can't believe I'm graduating. In my closet my black gown waits patiently for its chance to shine. (although I must admit I've worn it a few times around my room, just because it is really cool.) I have the tassel and mortar board hat, the cords and everything is ready. Before I get to wear them though, I have to survive final papers and finals.
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| Climbing on an old bridge. |
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| My roommate and I getting ready to leave. |
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We weren't really the best rowers. And we did not know where
we were going but somehow we were in front. |
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| One of the hammocks was torn and so Lydia and I shared a hammock for the night. |
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| My sunglasses were broken accidentally so we made a smiley face with the pieces. |
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| The morning sun on the foggy river was just gorgeous. |
Besides papers and tests and homework, the other thing that has been occupying my time is last adventures and spending time with the wonderful people I've met in the last four years. This last weekend, April 20 and 21, I went canoeing and camping with several friends. We went down the Blue River, stayed the night on an island with beavers, coyotes in the distance, and a boy yelling in his sleep very close by. It was freezing cold, breath-taking beautiful and absolutely wonderful. I've wanted to do that for the last four years, it just hadn't worked out for me to plan it.
In the next two weeks I will finish strong. I am very close to a very big milestone in my life. It will be bittersweet, I sent in the last of my paperwork for Keble College and I will be hearing back soon about accommodations and the contract. Yet, I have built some incredible relationships here that will be hard to leave. Now, back to my homework.
