As of May 16th, 2015, I have been a college graduate and a "real" adult for a whole year. This is really crazy to me. Not only did my entire college career fly by, but the past year has too.
I've learned and experienced a lot in the past year and I wanted to share just a little bit with you.
I started out the year with a big change: a hair cut. I had wanted to chop all of my hair off for a while and I was always scared to do it. But as soon as school was over, I was ready to face my fears. And I'm glad I did. Of course, now I'm bored with it and working on growing my hair out again, but I'm really glad I cut it off. It was fun. It was new.
I moved back home after graduating and I'm really glad I did. I got to spend a lot of time with my family which was good for me.
I also got to spend time with my two best friends in the entire world after four years of separation.
I strangely became an extremely popular dog sitter.
I started working for Whole Foods Market, where I fell in love with juicing, fruits, veggies, and all things healthy. (Though I still eat a lot of pizza, donuts, and cupcakes.) And I made some really good friends too.
I got to be a part of my wonderful college roommate's wedding to her best friend.
I went on the greatest adventure to Cardiff to become certified in teaching English as a second language. I met some amazing people and learned a lot about myself. I'm so thankful for that month.
And then I moved to OKC! I am an ESL instructor. I live in the same city as my love. And I live with one of my best friends.
Though it seems like this year has been all rainbows and roses, it hasn't. This year has had some tough times too. I've dealt with loneliness, insecurities, and my biggest enemy: fear. This whole adulting thing is crazy and hard. I've had to start budgeting and paying student loans and rent and bills and...just wow. Sometimes it's overwhelming and I'm not sure what I'm doing. But all of these amazing experiences and all of the amazing people in my life outweigh all of those things. I have learned so much about myself and others in the past year. And I'm still learning. I won't lie to you, I'm still scared. But I'm excited. Life is so good. And things are falling into place. And when they don't, there's always pizza and donuts and cupcakes and binge watching Game of Thrones.
Here's to postgrad life!
Avery
