2013

I'm disappointed I forgot the password to this account the last few years, but I am back!  It's December 31, 2013, and it has been a whirlwind of a year.  I'm a junior in college now, and I think the words of the year were challenge and change.

I started the year hot off the heels of a wonderful semester doing Sight&Sound: Filmmaking, where I made my best friends in film.  Bridget even got me a job working at RLTV during winter break.

Then, during winter break, I went to Delaware and worked on Shannon's independent short, "The Perfect Man."  It was so much fun and I learned so much and felt like I found a family.

Back at school, it was my first semester as Philanthropy Chair of Kappa.  The position helped me get closer to many sisters and get involved.

I worked hard and played even harder, really being mindful of my friends and how I spent my time.  It was a great semester after such an awful fall with roommate issues.

I especially loved being PUG President... especially once all of PUG began bonding more.  I got closer with the rest of the e-board and it made the semester so much fun!

Over spring break, I went to Rome to visit Alex CM and had so much fun.  It was a little taste of what studying abroad would be like.

When I got to Rome, I found out I was offered both an RA position as well as a study abroad spot in Madrid or London (for playwriting).   I decided to be an RA.

Because of this decision, I immediately applied for summer study abroad... in Madrid!  I unfortunately got mono at the end of the school year and had the worst 2 weeks.  I ended up getting depressed and almost didn't go to Spain.  But, eventually, I went and had a blast learning spanish!

I made a few really good friends and I ended up going on a little Eurotrip for 3 weeks, meeting up with different people along the way.  I learned the importance of remembering old friends as well as make new ones.

Also, because of my love of learning Spanish, I realized maybe film isn't for me... I quickly changed my schedule to a more well-rounded one.


Once back, I met my new RA family who I love dearly.  They are great people.  It was definitely an adjustment becoming an RA and living alone and balancing school and friends.

I also only took one film class and started taking journalism, which I fell in love with!  (Though, my semester started well film-wise because my doc from last semester was chosen to screen at the Sight&Sound showcase!)  It was definitely a change and I struggled balancing everything and making so many changes in my life at once.  It was hard.  I realized the steadiest part of my college career was rez life!

I'm also really proud of all the hard work Kelly and I did to reinvent and reinvigorate philanthropy in Kappa.  It became one of our strongest areas and people loved it!

I worked on Shannon's intermediate film and she also asked me to edit it. :)

But, by the end of the semester, I remembered the people who were there for me: my best friends and family.  :)

They helped me re-center as I went through so many challenges and changes and become optimistic about the unknown future.  I again turned to rez life as I was accepted to NRHH!

Unlike in high school or years past, I've always known what the next step was in my life.  But as I go into the second semester of junior year not sure of what I want to do with my life or where I'll go or with whom, I need to stay positive and open to all the wonderful opportunities ahead of me.  Oh yeah... and I turned 21!

While this year was full of new things, I hope the words for 2014 are confidence and balance. Until next year... <3 p="">