With the fall semester quickly coming to a close, graduation is rapidly approaching. It is a very terrifying notion.
I graduate in less than a month. I have a job lined up, but it’s not in my field. I guess I am one of the lucky ones who will be working upon graduation. Others are not so lucky.
I may have a job, but I am still very scared to graduate. For the first time in four years, I don't know what the next months will bring.
From freshman year on, we have known what was coming next. We knew we would be in school in August, get a long break in December, go back to school in January and finally finish the school year in May. But after you graduate, that's it. There's nothing that you know immediately.
It’s funny how that works. You spend four years wanting to graduate, and then when reality sets in, you get terrified. Sometimes, it is just hard to accept that you won't be returning to school.
Back when I was an underclassmen, I could not wait to get back to Farmville. I would take that exit off of 460 and the first thing I saw was Sunchase Cinema 8, and then I knew I was home.
I've spent a little less than four years in Farmville, falling in love with it. I fell in love with my fiancé here, I met my best friends here, I met amazing people here, and I truly believe that this place is home. It certainty is funny how things like that work out.
I am sure I am not the only one who fell in love with this town. I don't want to overlook the role that Longwood played in all that. I've lived on campus. I've lived off campus. I've had my fair share of issues with Longwood. The same as anyone, but at the end of the day, we all could probably name more things we love about Longwood than things we don't like.
Graduation can be incredibly daunting, but it does give us all a chance to reflect on our years at Longwood.
Times in Farmville have been good, and they have been not so good. However, whether we want to believe it or not, our time here will one day come to an end.
The end of college is a bittersweet time for most; just remember to take time to enjoy the days we have left here.
