Three years ago, I was accepted into Concordia College New York. My first week at Concordia was my hardest. I was in a different world with different people and different cliques. I didn't know where I belonged, I only knew I wanted to join the choir because I didn't have the chance during my last two years of high school. I wanted to be a part of something that reminded me of the girl I used to know. Not being in choir, or any club for that matter, for two years made me realize how much I enjoyed music and singing. I joined the choir and the Music and Talent Club during the co-curricular fair because I wanted to continue my love for music, something I would never change.

When I look in the mirror, it has become clear that three years have passed and I am going into my senior year of college. I often revisit my freshman year and ask myself what have I accomplished thus far. My accomplishments on paper seem very long but remain short in my heart, because even with all that I have accomplished I have lost just as much. I finally realized that these accomplishments were the short term goals I created in high school. When someone would ask me where I see myself in five years, I would always respond by saying graduating college.

After I complete this goal, I know that I will be able to unlock the next chapter in my life. I will close the door on this chapter but I will always remember what it has taught me. This chapter will not be forgotten and it will always be a part of me. It's the part of my life that I will always reflect on because it has taught me to persevere and to allow change. We fear change because we're afraid of all the things that will go wrong.Unable to face change directly bounds us to a life of endless uncertainties.

Time is the only element in this world that you cannot change. Time continues to tick and with the movement of time the world as we know it changes around us. We get older and some of us become wiser. Some of us, when we die, never find peace. I promised myself that I will live my life to the fullest. I will seize every opportunity and I will leave this world in peace. But time waits for no man or woman. When you finally open your eyes and see how much the world has changed, you suddenly realize that time has won. You look in the mirror and you no longer recognize the girl you thought you were. You no longer see a girl who is broken. You witness a new individual standing in front of you. She's a lot happier, stronger, and resilient It's at this moment you see that time really does fly.