On Tuesday school starts again at the U of C. I’m back in 4 classes each semester and will finally be getting my degree after having started almost 10 years ago. It’s been an interesting 9 years and here are some things I’ve learned/done in those past 9 years:
1) Lost my mom
2) Lost my grandfather
3) Learned how to play ultimate frisbee
4) Taught myself how to build websites
5) Met a lot of amazing people
6) Lived in 3 provinces and 8 different places
7) Attended 4 universities in 3 provinces
8) Had 14 jobs
9) Lost some friends – made lots of new friends
10) Completely changed my career focus
11) Discovered my passion in life
12) Got 3 speeding tickets
13) Bought my first car
14) Had my first love
15) And have been a part of many amazing trips, groups, parties, adventures and events
I wouldn’t change it all for anything. As hard as some of it has been, it’s made me who I am today. Very cliche to say but it’s true. The worst thing ever and the best thing ever happened to me – losing my mom and finding my passion. Knowing that she would be happy with what I’m doing makes it all worth it, what I’ve gone through to get here. Sometimes it’s nice to look back on a period of your life and reflect. You could almost consider it to be an era of my life ending and a new one starting. But really there’s multiple parts of my life right now so just one part of that is going to be over when I graduate in April. It’s been a good run, I’ve learned a lot and still have a lot left to learn. Here’s to living life!