Lately, as the last few weeks of the semester means chaos and time crunches, I have been using this time to really soak it all in since this is the last time I will be experiencing this ever. Truth is, school has been a love/hate kind of thing, in one sense I am addicted to it (my OSAP balance can attest to that) and on the other I'm just over it, it is such a weird feeling to explain. My dad jokes that he literally cannot get me to leave school, and it's true. Today in class we talked about the types of emotions we have all been feeling with our time at Georgian coming to an end, and to be honest I have felt every emotion out there pretty much.
Going into it, I did not think I would ever be able to see myself in a college setting, but I knew I needed more education to get a better job. Looking back I can see how wrong my thought process was, and accepting my offer here was one of the best things I have ever done for myself. In the two years (HOW HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG! Time flies..) here at Georgian, I have felt more at home then the five years I spent at Lakehead and have learned far more too. Not only that, but I have learned so much more about myself and how I am as a person both to myself and others around me, I have learned to leave behind the relationships that do nothing for me, and work harder at the ones that do. It is truly a bittersweet feeling knowing that on April 17, I will walk into the school at noon to write my Social Psychology exam, and then never have to come back. Every essay I finish brings the realization that I will never be doing this for a class ever again, and I find myself kind of sad at the thought.
I have met so many amazing people throughout this experience, they are all so different but so kind and have hearts that just want to help people. We have all carried each other through this program in different ways and different times, and I am so grateful to have so many people who were relatively strangers, want to help me out when I needed it. I am anxious and excited to see what my future brings, but I will never forget this experience and the people I have gained in my life because of it.
I am so proud of all of us who have reached this finish line, and I hope to see everyone at graduation! As for me, I'll be over here finishing my criminology essay and studying for my ethics exam experiencing all the "feels" for the last time.
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