I did it!!!

I did it! I graduated with a four-year degree from Brigham Young University last weekend. I must say that I feel very accomplished and proud of myself for sticking it out all four years and pressing forward through the tough times. Looking back on my freshman year, I am shocked to remember how discouraged I was. I made a 2.9 my first semester and struggled greatly with all the reading and tests that I had. To say the least, BYU was nothing like high school. I actually had to study for hours and hours each day just to get a C on some of my finals, and boy did I celebrate those C grades that first semester! My grades got a little better as I became a sophomore and declared a major that I really enjoyed learning about and my confidence in myself grew as I worked as a teaching assistant for three of my professors. Junior year, I applied for an internship in Romania working with orphans, and despite all the opposition, I made it to Romania and back. Harder times lay ahead of me when I returned home to the States, but I pressed through them and returned to school this summer after a 2 semester absence to finish what I started! I did it!!


Everyone has a different path to travel in life, and everyone will face different challenges and upsets as well as accomplishments and celebrations. All along the way, we learn important life lessons which force us to grow in ways we never expected. Life is certainly something to celebrate!