Winding Down...

Wow, so here I am, at the beginning of my final week of Undergraduate classes. I am rather speechless. Unfortunately I have nothing profound to say, no astonishing words of wisdom, no epiphanies to share, just a simplistic post about what it feels like.

I don't think it's hit me, honestly. College has been a sweet, sometimes bittersweet, emotional roller coaster spotted with academia. It's been incredibly enriching and has included some of the most beautiful, painful, enriching, and frustrating moments of my life. There are, of course, things I would've changed, but everything I went through made me who I am today. And, I'm thrilled to say, I'm happy with that.

This past semester has been everything I hoped it would be. It was filled with reconciliations, genuine enjoyment, and reminiscing. I couldn't have asked for more. This weekend, my friends threw my roommate and I (she is also graduating next week) an amazing Farewell Party. It was one of the best nights of college and the perfect way to bring college to a close. My roommate Cynthia and I made t-shirts for everyone to sign as a little reminder of all the important people we knew at Miami and of one of our final nights. In retrospect, I'm so glad we did it! They turned out really cute! I do wish I got a picture of the whole group, but I'm happy with the pictures I did get (Picture of Cynthia (left) and I (right) in our Ts)!

On a separate note... I am still in interview mode. I've recently received a job offer from Smuckers (the company I interned with this summer) in traditional category management, and have been interviewing with DraftFCB (still sooo exciting!) and a really cool, modern, diversity-based agency called Walton-Issacson. I actually have a phone interview with one of Draft's Customer Intelligence leads today and will be going in for full-rounds within the next month. Leo Burnett has kept me hanging a bit, but I've been trying to get back in touch with them. Hopefully that will happen soon. I guess I'm okay with not having a job upon graduation. It is a tough, tough time in the industry, and I'm lucky to have the interviews I do. I will keep updating as more things begin to fall into place.

So here's to the last week of Undergrad and to all of the memories I've made throughout. College was, indeed, the best time of my life. Even more so than people say.

Wistfully Yours,

A