The Beginning of the End

Saludos Latinos in College!

I hope everyone is having a successful start to the Spring 2012 semester.  I know I am really excited to get the ball rolling.  At the same time, I find myself feeling very bittersweet over the fact that this is my FINAL semester. It has been a long 10 semesters, including one abroad.  The irony of it all is that I have been counting down to graduation since my freshman year!  I have even set up an app on my iPhone that is helping me count down (kind of nerdy, huh?) But I almost do not want the day to come.

I believe it is natural to feel scared when anticipating a transition.  After we graduate there is no longer the safety of being a student.  We will be full grown adults out in the real world.  Over the winter intersession, I was working at my job full-time.  I fell into this work to home, home to work routine.  Towards the end of the break, it was almost grueling to continue the routine.  It makes me wonder if that is what life after graduation will be like.  Of course, there is a difference when you are doing something you have a passion for.  Yet, it still has me feeling uneasy about the transition out of college.  Sure, I squeezed some fun in between the routine and I traveled as well.  In the end, it was always back to the same routine.

With the start of this semester came a sigh of relief.  Homework! Tests!  Sharing my thoughts with a room full of my peers!  This helps break up the monotony.  While everyone else fills out their FAFSA and will soon be choosing which courses to take in the summer and next fall, I just get to sit back.  I tend to worry about the future more than I should.  So for now I am going to try my best to take it day by day, work hard and enjoy my last semester as an undergrad!

Are you close to the end?  How do you feel about it?  Share your thoughts!