I’m not sure if you were all old enough, but I loved the Lion King video game. At the beginning of each level, Timon would say “It starts” while raising his hands in the air. (like this) Now, as a 24-year-old adult, I see a lot more in this motion. I see someone realizing that it’s beginning, whether that’s what they had planned or not. Timon is admitting “whateves, folks. I guess we’re starting now”. I’m not going to lie – my heart kind of felt that at the beginning of this term. But less of a “whateves” and more of a “WTF MATE?!”

are we *ever* emotionally ready?

This summer was so busy! I was working 50-60 hrs a week between my 2 jobs. I spent the rest of my time stuffing my entire calendar with pink bubbles (pink is for personal things, like coffees and lunches and shopping trips and yoga classes and half-marathons and concerts and SASQUATCH! and Portland-love). I managed to have a pretty busy summer, filled with joyous times, with some hard times and some amazing people. Then all of a sudden school started.

What I felt like after the summer.

I’m one of those people who lives for stationary. I love Staedtler pens (they’re so pretty! and they make my notes pretty and colour-coded!). I love buying new paper. I love making the little paper for each course that goes into the dividers in my new UBC 3″ binder. I take joy out of organizing my notes and re-writing them (if I have time… but lets be real. ain’t nobody got time for that). but this year… school really snuck up on me. I didn’t get any of my supplies (or books!) until the 2nd day of class.

All summer, I’ve been working on the Collegia Program. I’m so insanely proud of it. You have no idea (or maybe you do. I sure hope you do) how amazing it feels to have that thing you’ve been working so hard on just come to fruition. It’s been difficult – it wasn’t always the easiest, but it helped me to grow as a student, as a person and as an professional (can I use that word yet?). I got to meet a lot of the registered members at the Main Event (that this epic woman named Meghan Lamont planned) on Imagine Day – not going to lie; they made my day. The reminded me what I’d been working so hard for all summer. They are the reason I do this. (you hear me, members? you’re awesome!)

Now school has started. Life has gone back to social times, beer at Calhoun’s while reading a book (heck yes, English Honours!), drinking tea each morning and meeting some pretty cool new people.

Thanks, September. Thanks for bringing schedules, moderation, organization, new pens, and pretty friend. Love you long time <3