Trippy

My last day at work will be one week from today. This realization hit me while training one of my replacements how to take over tasks I previously was responsible for. As the student leaders excitedly plan New Student Orientation and Week of Welcome activities, it dawned on me that I am going to miss out on all of it. I won’t be there for the Fall Hoe Down, I won’t be there for my friends’ birthdays, I won’t be there for the café appreciation party, I won’t be there for Thanksgiving, I won’t be there for my classmates’ senior seminars… and I am filled with regret.


Then I remember… I will be living, learning, and working in the heart of the nation’s capital at one of the most pivotal moments in our history. I will rubbing shoulders with the movers and shakers of the world as I pass by them on the metro, or run into them in a café. I will be participating in a program that offers amazing, once in a lifetime opportunities and networking like crazy, making some of my peers swoon with envy. The memories I will make, the experiences I will encounter, and the skills I will learn will be more than worth it.

So while it may feel trippy for a little while, in the end, I know that this part of my life is going to be spectacular!