As I reflect on my time at Rockhurst (which will take me more than one post), I thought I would start with a few things I will miss about being a college student, and a few things I will NOT miss:
5 Things I will NOT miss about
college:
1.
Late
homework nights. Like last
night. And the night before.
2.
People
asking…“Oh, English major…what are you going to do with that?” Because hopefully post-graduation I will
be doing things, and shocking the world with my ability to thrive even with an
English degree (hopefully).
3.
The
occasional freak out about what I’m going to do with my life. Here is how this usually works: realization
that I probably will not have a “normal job” after college…frantic research
into the possibility of being an art librarian or some such obscure profession…realization
that this is absurd…resign myself to being a YMCA lifeguard for the rest of my
days…hit upon the idea of being a fortune cookie writer…back to Google…the
cycle continues…
4.
The absolute
lack of babies, pets, and all other signs that I am still connected to a real
world, and not some strange version of Munchkinland in which no one is ever
older than 22 unless they are standing at the front of a classroom. As utopian as it is most days to live around
college students, during finals week I would like to see humans who are
enjoying their existence, rather than zombies surviving on coffee and whatever
free food they can scavenge.
5.
THE
GOODBYES. Whether it is the end of
the year goodbyes, saying goodbye to each dorm room or house I have lived in,
or the looming Big Goodbye, saying farewell really is awful.
5 Things I WILL miss about
college:
1.
All of
the things I said I wouldn’t miss. Because
let’s be honest, on an average day we all thrive on the late nights, the
uncertainty of our futures, the college community, and the knowledge that we
have formed good enough relationships to miss each other someday.
2.
College
clothing. The day is fast
approaching when I need to pass down most of my Alpha Sigma Alpha shirts, and
when I can no longer wake up and decide it will be a sweatpants day. In a few months, sweatpants days will make me
look like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Hbu4Z4pGI
3.
Cafeteria
breakfast. There is nothing in this
world that is equivalent to the hash browns in our cafeteria. On the day of Midnight Breakfast (a finals
week treat brought to us by Student Senate), I literally ate nothing but fruits
and vegetables up until Midnight Breakfast so I wouldn’t feel bad about eating as
many hash browns as possible.
4.
New
classes. Okay, yes, I am a bit of a
nerd, but I still get a thrill when I look at the lineup for a new semester and
debate whether I want to take Americans in Paris or Endtime Prophets. As much as I hate the homework, I like
learning new things, and it will be strange not to be a perpetually learning
student.
5.
MY
FRIENDS. Obviously this is the big
one. I cannot even let myself think
about the day when I can’t walk down the street to hang out at Sam’s house, or
enjoy a few late night cat meme’s with my roommate Liz. Leaving them will be harder than all the rest
put together.
The winning combination of late night work and friends
My friend Kara just got a puppy now that she will be starting a normal life with a house and a nursing job, and you'd think none of us had ever seen a dog before from the way we react whenever she brings Maya to campus.
Roommates and friends came to see my art show last week...I will really miss these kids.
