Welcome to the future...

I cannot believe how quickly time moves. I remember driving down Felicita to go to school one morning thinking how OLD 18 sounded. And 21 sounded even OLDER! I just figured that there was no way that I was going to make it to 18 years old. Two years seemed like a lifetime, and it's not that I thought I was going to die or anything, I just couldn't fathom two more years. It seemed like I had already lived a lifetime and had a lifetime of experiences. Needless to say, I am 22 and about to graduate COLLEGE, and I can't believe I am here...just 6 years ago I never even thought I would make it to 18!

With that being said, I cannot wait to get started on my life. Not my life in college, not my life working at the Y, my real adult life. I've been in college and lived the college life for 4 years (going on 5) now and I am very ready to move on. Lately I have been doing a lot of research on Grad Schools. I have found several programs that I am really interested in and I can't wait to apply!! After just one class in my undergraduate career, I decided that I had to be a special education teacher. Why? you may ask. Well, I think that it takes a special person to teach special ed. First of all, I want to make a difference. I want to help kids. Special Education students need a lot of attention and watching them learn is such a rewarding job. Anyone can teach regular education kids, but I don't think everyone can teach Special Ed. I know I can do it. I also think you need to have a lot of patience. I have not always been the most patient person...my family and friends could tell you this. But I have learned patience. I learned it through work and through ADPi. Working in a low-income neighborhood requires a lot of patience, as does being in a sorority. So I am learning.

I am busy trying to get good grades, raise my cumm GPA for grad school, and working to save money to move out of this beautiful city, also known as San Bernardino. Hence why I don't go out very often. It's not that I don't enjoy doing that anymore, it's just that my priorities have changed, and I don't feel like I should have to justify my reasoning for not doing something. I am ecstatic about my future and what is in store for me soon! And that is really all that matters.

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