How do days and months suddenly sneak up on you, when it feels like yesterday they were far, far away? It's Christmas break and I am done with my last Fall semester at Watkins. I feel really good about all that I accomplished in the last few months and I'm looking forward to the Spring.
I'm actually going to...graduate.
It's unreal. I feel like as soon as the first day begins in January, that suddenly it will be May and everything will be over. There's a mix of emotions for me at the moment, excitement, anxiousness, a tinge of sadness...But it is time. I've been blessed to have been able to take extra time to find out what I truly wanted to do with my life and pursue the right program and major. Lately I've been thinking about how funny it is how things end up the way they do.
Six years ago I was a senior in high school and I thought I had it all planned out. I'd finish school in four years and I'd be a therapist and I'd live in Charleston for the rest of my days. I never imagined my life as it is now and god, am I happy it has evolved the way it has.
A word of advice to juniors and seniors in high school: You don't have to have it all figured out yet. It's very (VERY) unlikely that you will know what you want to do with your life at 18. You may be getting pressure from parents or teachers to choose a major, and figure it all out already, but trust me, you're not ready yet. Keep an open mind and try as many new things as possible. You never know what might pique your interests and turn into a new passion that changes your life forever.
And also, don't think that you can plan out your entire life. I thought I could at 17 when I graduated high school and received a rude awakening. Embrace the fact that you don't have complete control over everything. Now I relish in the fact that I could have a completely different life in a few years. Sure, I'd love to stay in Nashville and land a totally killer design job but I may end up in a city or a state or even another country. And man, that is so exciting.
On that note, I'll wrap it up by saying I am so excited for what the next six months will hold. I'll be taking a Special Topics Advertising Campaigns class (which I am extra excited about since gaining so much experience at my internship), Senior Portfolio, and also working as the work study designer for the Graphic Design department. Plus, redpepper is still my internship home, although I'll be working less hours so that I can dedicate more time to polishing my portfolio. It's gonna be great.
