A Farewell Tour… That is what I would like to call my last semester at SUNY Oswego. I feel like the slogan gives meaning to my last 15 week stretch in this crazy place that I have been lucky enough to call home for the past four years.
In the past year I have thought long and hard about what this last semester would be like — would it be sad? Would I be excited? Now that I am living through this time in my life, I can say it is both nothing and everything. Yes, it is sad, exciting and everything in-between. But it is, somehow, the same that it has always been – the same laughter, joy, stress and headache that comes with college.
However, I do find myself reminiscing a lot lately. My friends and I often find ourselves talking about the times that have brought our tight-knit friendships to where they are today. The growth we have seen within ourselves is something we cherish and makes us just want to hug each other a bit tighter. I was extremely lucky to find the best of friends early in my college career, and even luckier to say I still have that same closely knit group at the end of it. Quick shout out to them, this crazy place would not have been the same without you. We all, very quickly, finding our way in this scary world, but no matter what, it is always going to be us against the world.
Through this time of limbo I have truly learned how to take one day at a time and really, truly enjoy my last few months of college. With every memory being made I have found myself really trying to capture the moment, and remember exactly what the joy feels like.
I am truly grateful for my four years at Oswego State. So for the next 15 weeks of my Farewell Tour – between interviews, LinkedIn updates and apartment tours – I will enjoy every single moment in this small town that built me.