Thanksgiving

Oy Vey!

I really need to blog more often. New Year's resolution? We'll see...

Where do I even begin? So much has happened in between my last post and now. Graduation, spending the summer working as a camp counselor for 9 and 10 year old girls, vacation in the Caymans with my family, and starting college.

Wait, what?!?!  Yes, this is exactly how I felt as I was preparing for my departure, saying my goodbyes, and driving down to Austin. Heck, that's how I felt throughout the whole entire first week or so of school. I didn't feel like I was ready or mature enough for college at all. But, here I am, three months later, and I can say a lot has changed. That's why this Thanksgiving I am thankful for (among other things):

Growth.

I feel I have grown a lot in the past three months in so many ways. I have learned how to manage stress, balance a social life with academics, be independent, and countless other life skills. Yes, I enrolled in a university to get a degree which will later lead me to a stable, fulfilling, and hopefully successful career, but I have gained so much insight and learned just as much outside of the classroom as I have inside.

So, in addition to being thankful for my loving, supportive family, amazing roommates, new friends, old friends, and great mentors, I would like to give thanks for personal growth this fine Thanksgiving.