Year Five in Austin

My last year of college...wow. I guess I've been postponing this blog entry because I didn't want to have to go through my last year of college...again. I enjoyed my last year of college, even with its ups and downs, the emotional turmoil of feelings, the fear of the unknown.

My last year brought new friends, new experiences, new memories. My last year was also a favorite for me. If I must quote Green Day (mostly because I'm listening to them), I did have the time of my life and my fifth year was the closing chapter to this part of my life.

Becca and Erin were gone...out of the four Misfits, only Rachel and I were left. During the first semester, unfortunately, I felt rather distanced from Rachel since she was spending so much time with her fellow education friends. I myself just made new friends.

The thing was, though, that I was so busy with school, work, fieldwork and homework that I didn't need to go out with friends. I did, however, keep my window open (and door), thus inviting people to bother me whenever I was in my room. I also got closer to my hallmate, Dawn, who had taken over Becca's old room. I saw alot of her friend/boyfriend/fiancee.

This was truly an interesting year. After two years of being free of any emotional attachment to a guy, I fell hard for my Practicum partner. He became a great friend (I still consider him a friend even though we don't talk much...his fault not mine) and I learned so much from him.

I also learned alot about ministry...especially how much I loved working with Junior High kids...I always thought of myself as a High School kids person but my year of Practicum taught me otherwise. Junior High kids are amazing!

Other than Practicum and school work, this year was filled with new people, new relationships, new friendships. I planned my getaway to Costa Rica this year. I gave it up when I was told in March that I would be going to Oklahoma for my internship year.

This year, in all reality, was a bit of a blur to me. The only things that stand out are tied to Practicum, my Bethany kids, and my Practicum partner.

I finally graduated in May of 2007, finishing my college saga in tears, mostly because of some personal revelations. My mother was there and so were my best friends: Becca, Stephen and Krysia, Erin, Kevin, Christine.

College was an amazing, wild, scary, fun, unpredictable, boring, enlightning time of my life. I wouldn't trade it for anything.