Exciting Senior Year

So, in between my summer adventures I have been figuring out just what to do with my life *AHH!* Senior year is approaching at an astonishing rate. I am gearing up for my new courses which include classes like health , aging and public policy, international politics, microbiology (a prerequisite for nursing school), and a course I never thought I'd take: rhetoric and discourse. Mix these classes in with a hefty dose of nursing school applications, dance rehearsals, club meetings, sorority events, and my job as a head RA and you really start to feel like a liberal artist.

I visited a good friend this past weekend who I haven't seen in about 7 months due to her adventures abroad. It was great to reminisce about past Beloit experiences - first year mistakes, exploring ourselves, and finding an academic field we love - and to talk about how wonderful our senior year will be. We've finally made it. As my last year approaches I have made many goals for myself, and thought it would be nice to see them written down (and that way it may keep me in check):
1) Take the GRE and apply to nursing school (and decide which school to attend)
2) Get involved with Spanish Club, Black Students United, and continue my involvement in the Beloit International Film Festival
3) Go to Puerto Rico (fall break 2008 baby! Here I come!)
4) Attend the American Public Health Association's annual exhibition and meeting in San Diego (this depends on funding... but an excellent goal none the less)
5) Start training again and join the track team in the spring - I ran freshman year, and would love to finish off running as well
6) Go back home to see my parents one more time before I move on to nursing school
and 7) GRADUATE. *whew.*

Putting it all down on, well, this blog gives me some motivation to stay on course. I have a lot of things I want to accomplish, and at the same time I want to enjoy my last Beloit adventures - my last Folk and Blues Festival, homecoming and alumni weekend, Rocky Horror Pictures Show in the Wilson Theater, International Symposium day, my sorority's semi-formal and formal celebrations, Vagina Monologues, Dick Talk, Chelonia dance performance, Spring Day, Bizarro-Beloit, and my last ultimate frisbee championship game experience at Strong Stadium. I suppose it is a little premature to be so nostalgic.

Until next blog, appreciate the experiences you've had and look forward to the good times to come.