If April showers bring May flowers, then what do May flowers bring? Well, for one thing, they bring the end of classes. By that time, I will be half-way through my college career, and with that comes some reflection.
I have changed socially, physically, emotionally and mentally. The most recent change comes with the typical pastime of college students: one’s major. Being one of the most headstrong people when it came to a career, I have caved recently to become a part of the statistic of students who change majors. However, to stretch the truth, I could argue that I did not change majors; it’s more like just adding a new one. Yes, I am crazy.
For the first time in my life, I cannot even see where I’ll be in two years, and I thought I had all of that figured out. I see finally what people are talking about when they don’t want to see into the future. The problem is that I do, but I just do not know where to look.
Students look typically into the immediate future, like what to wear to class that day or what time they will head over to Spring Fling activities. This isn’t meant to be demeaning or sarcastic, especially since I do the same. The problem with this is, aren’t we supposed to be focusing on what we want to do for the rest of our lives? Maybe we should just seize this time that we have and worry about the small things for now.
Whatever the center of attention tends to be on in that moment, we still have a future ahead of us; perhaps we should start seizing that soon. By the way, I have become a Spanish major on top of my English and communications major. I also intend to become certified in secondary education for Spanish. So, you may ask, why is she even writing this if she wants to be teaching Spanish? Why not, I’ll answer that question, too. I see every opportunity on- and off-campus to be an opportunity for a future endeavor, a possibility for growth.
The end of this academic year is starting to hit home a little more than usual. Most of the staff writers for the Loquitur this year are in the same boat with me, as sophomores. We’re sitting in classes wondering if we should even be doing this. I know I’m in it for the long haul, once I decide on my future.
Posted to the web by Shane Evans
