Quote of the Week

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones that you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain

This quote really expresses the way I feel about a big event coming up in my life in just one short week. Wow, is this real? I am graduating from the University of Missouri with a double degree in Broadcast Journalism and Sociology in just...one...week. I never thought this day would come. May 15th, 2010 has been sitting on the far away horizon for four years now and after countless adventures made here in Columbia, my time is finally coming to an end. It is easy to be sad and scared about the future. However, my recipe for success when starting a new chapter in my life is optimistic excitement. I realize how lucky I am to look back on my four years at Mizzou and know that I am ready to start a new part of my life as a young, working adult.

My college experience has been unmatchable. I definitely lived life to the fullest these past four years. I have formed a lasting circle of friendships and relationships that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I have gained academic as well as real life experience in a wide variety of subjects. I have traveled and seen countries, places, people and events that I will never forget. I have countless memories of studying, partying, relaxing, running, laughing, crying, thinking, growing, losing, winning and celebrating. But most of all, I have matured into the young woman that I wanted to become. I know my priorities. I appreciate my personal strengths and weaknesses. I love and I am grateful for my family and my friends who surround and support me. I have a passion for service. I will always love learning. I am ready to start a career in the real world and begin a successful journey in communications. And most of all, I will always be a tiger. Thanks Mizzou for giving me everything that a college graduate needs, now its my turn to explore, dream and discover my next adventure. : )