Famous Last Words: Almost to the Finish Line

Well, I am approaching the end of the semester and with it my graduation from OU. I am definitely feeling the senioritis hit me hard as of late, so I am ready for May 13th to get here! I have loved my time here at OU so I will be very sad to leave, but I am ready for my next adventure that awaits. I will be moving later this summer to Conway, Arkansas to attend the Physical Therapy Program at the University of Central Arkansas. I have lived in Norman my entire life, so I am definitely hesitant to leave. Most of my family and friends are here so it will be difficult to say goodbye, but I am excited for the challenge of making a home and finding other friends some place new. One of my best friends from Norman got into UCA as well so I do not having to start in a new place alone.

(I will be sad to leave the OU campus!)

We are still trying to figure out all the details of where we will live when we move, so that is a little stressful but at least I know I for sure have a roommate! I am the type of person who likes to have everything planned out. It is hard for me to wait and trust that everything will work out by the time I need it to. I have to force myself to focus my attention on wrapping up my undergrad semester before I can stress out about what is to come this fall in grad school. For right now, I am just trying to finish this semester strong and prepare for my last round of exams before it is time for finals. It is so crazy to think that I am about to have my last finals week at OU, ever! I would like to end my time here at OU on a high note because the past four years have been a blast.

Famous Last Words: surviving the first week of my last semester

I am experiencing a major case of senioritis...it's hitting me hard but I am pushing through anyways. There is definitely a light at the end of my tunnel, unfortunately it involves more school in the form of graduate school to get there. However when I stop long enough to put the pity party on hold, I realize how thankful and fortunate I am to have the opportunity for these experiences and that I get to go through the necessary steps to reach my future goals.

(Ready for me to be the one graduating!)

I have enjoyed the reading for this class so far! It has definitely been a break from my norm of science textbooks. This class is already pushing me to explore my more creative side which I am typically not as comfortable with, but it actually hasn't been that bad...(: I do have a lot of reading in my other classes this semester but with the flexibility of this course we are allowed to pick readings that we enjoy. The freedom to pick what we read makes it much more bearable to do the assignments when my brain is engaged and I'm not dreading sitting down to read something else I am not interested in. 

(Be Creative!)

I did enjoy browsing through other people's storybooks. There are some really talented writers who have taken this class! Also the perspectives and the stories they created were so intriguing; it made me want to take more time to develop a unique angle for my storybook so it is not just run of the mill but actually fun for other people to read. I have not been forced to use my creative writing side honestly since AP English in high school, so I am a little rusty but I do enjoy writing. Especially because as a science major this is not something that I ever really get to do, so it is kind of fun to use my brain in this different way. I think this class is stretching me and it is good for me.