With the start of my junior year, there has been a lot on my mind about this year. The talent show, the newly renovated townhouses, dance, and, more importantly, seeing my friends again. Even though it is my junior year of college I know for certain of one thing. I'm not ready to leave yet. People have told me that college is the best experience of your life and I can definitely vouch for that statement.

Aside from the academic portion of college, I'm not ready to leave what I have here. The friends I've made, the experiences, the start of a new beginning and really everything I have done and what I am currently doing. The academic part has been a joy as well because of the great professors I've had. The kids in my classes have been a joy and so much great fun has occurred. Now I'm going to go into the fun outside the classroom.

The joy of living on campus has been a great time. The people I've lived with and the people I have befriended while living here have all been incredible. The fun times especially this year with 2k tournaments, NFL leagues, and the campus-wide March Madness challenge. Now that I think of it. Just being around my friends have made this whole experience enjoyable.

It doesn't matter how or when we met it's been a great two and a quarter years so far. Like I said getting involved has been a life saver per say because that's how I got to know most of the people I know now. Almost every single person I've met in college has been through some event or club. I got to become friends with some people because they happen to live where I'm from. So we have connected on that. One thing that has gotten me involved was definitely a retreat I went on freshmen year. There, I got the opportunity to meet so many people and I'm even with some of them through the clubs I'm in and such.

If you know me well enough you know I care a lot about all of the clubs I'm in here. However, there is one I have to talk about, dance. The Dance Ensemble here has really made me a happy and better person. Like I've said to a couple people I couldn't wait to get back to school mostly because of dance. Dance has been my escape, my safe place, and a place where I can be myself. I've made friendships in this particular group that I know I will cherish for a long time. Plus, we're like a family with a bond that can't be broken.

Campus Ministry has done the same for me as well. It has been a place where I've felt great and their door is always open. Again I've met so many great people in Campus Ministry that I know will last a lifetime. Then there's my place of activity, the gym. I've been able to make friendships here too. Whether it was playing basketball lifting weights or dancing. Yeah, I can be in there three times in one day but I'm not, at most twice. The gym has been a place of comfort.

These are just some of the things that I'll miss here. As time goes by faster and faster you have to stop take a look and see what you have. cherish the moments because they won't last long. This isn't just college, it's also life because you never know when the time will end. be sure to make the most of each good experience and learn from the bad. I'm happy that I have a year left but it won't last long and it most certainly won't go slow.