Freedommm! Cue Liesl von Trapp lifting her hands and crying "Wheeeee!" after dancing with and kissing Rolf in the gazebo.
Class, work, workout, dinner, study, sleep. Repeat each day for three months. Side effects may include becoming a recluse, letting your social life fall by the wayside, and exhaustion.
It was worth it.
I'm a college graduate. And I did it in under four years. It's surreal. My diploma from the University of Washington is in the mail and on its way to my house. It will officially declare me a Bachelor of Arts, with a double major in Art History and Communication. I'm graduating with baccalaureate honors.
Am I bragging? No. I am merely telling the truth that I worked hard.
Want to know more of the truth? I love learning. Now my education lies in my own hands, and not those of professors and authors of scholarly material. It's going to require more effort on my part. What will I study? Whatever my heart desires! How absolutely freeing, and yet completely daunting! My tendency for indecision is going to be half the battle. I intend to triumph!
For now, I am abusing my friend's Netflix account, and developing a list of things I want to start doing and people I need to catch up with. Basking in my achievements and dreaming of new ones is my current reality.
It has been less than a week since I finished my last final. How am I doing so far? My friend and housemate summed it up best when she recently said, "I love that you're not in school anymore. You seem happy." And indeed, I am.
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