The Best Is Yet To Come

I finished my last university exam yesterday...I'M DONE!
It's bittersweet, bitter because I know that my last two exams were not my best exams and I'm going to miss those classes. Sweet because I have this grace period of freedom where I can just relax and not worry about school or working. Of course, I'm always thinking about working because everyone always asks me about my future plans. The world is my oyster! I'm pretty excited and terrified at the same time. The fear comes from uncertainty, the excitement comes from certainty.

What I've always appreciated the most from people asking me about my future is when they completely trust my answer. It means the world to me when people are confident in me and my choices in life. The truth is, I'm more excited than scared about my future prospects. I've been working and volunteering since I was in high school. I genuinely like people and I am hardworking. I am also immensely curious and, even though this is the end of my university career, it's certainly not the end of my learning. I am always learning.

This not the end, but only the beginning.

My Years With Trinity College (1T4, So Much More)

"You're from Trinity College? Oh, you must be smart..."

I've been a proud Trinity College student since my first day of frosh. I've met many wonderful friends from Trinity College who are not only intelligent, but also sweet and humble. I have also met others from Trinity from Trin who are a bit self-entitled and pretentious, but aren't we all?

Trin has a very close community, probably the closest community of all the colleges at the University of Toronto. We're an overachieving, self-indulgent bunch, but we're also a pack. You will rarely see one isolated especially on college grounds (except for me, of course). How can you identify a Trinity College student? From their Trinity sweater that has TRINITY blazon on it. We are pretty obvious. In a lecture class, we would be the student(s) asking or answering questions.

I loooove the (15) free meals for non-residents. I didn't use up all of mine in my first year, but I definitely used all of them for the remaining years. Trin has a lovely dining hall, Strachan Hall, where fries are always available during lunch and the staff are really friendly.

Trinity students who are/were residents tend to be in relationships with other Trin students. The non-res Trin people tend to be single. During frosh week, they tell you that 2/3 of Trin students end up marrying each other, but I think that statistic only applies to resident/former resident Trin students. I'm not surprised about the statistic though, because us Trinity people are a really attractive bunch (I'm not kidding). One friend (not a Trinity student) said we had the best looking guys, but I think we have the best looking students in general.

Often, it was not easy to get involved in Trinity things (I'd been rejected to be a frosh leader, to be a Trin peer tutor, for a role in a play, and for other things), but I've been blessed to join the sports teams and I am so grateful for my time at Trin. The friends I've made from Trin are pretty cool, the place is really nice, and I wouldn't have chosen another College. Met'agona stephanos!  

Thoughts of an Undergraduate Graduating in Two Months...

One paper (28 pages) and two exams left!! I'm at the home stretch.

Honestly, I'm going to miss all of my classes. They were all engaging, interesting, pretty amazing. I've had an awesome semester to end my great undergraduate career.

And I'm so pleased with how far I've come. From just getting involved in Campus for Christ in first year to fourth year, being a part of three U of T clubs, holding a Work-study position, being active at the Newman Centre (Bible Study and Women's Prayer Group), joining intramural women's volleyball (2 years) and intramural co-ed basketball (for a bit) and volunteering at St. Rose of Lima. Not to mention my freelance writing work and other publications. I've had such a great experience that I wouldn't trade for the world.