Summer has come and (almost) gone and as I look back on the past year, I realize that nearly everything has changed.
For starters, I’m a year older with a cornucopia of Arts One essays under my belt. I’ve changed my degree plan from major in English Literature, to major in English Language, to major in English Language with a minor in Gender, Race and Social Justice, to double major in English Language and Linguistics (whew). I’ve met a ton of new people (and dropped a fair few I realized might not have been very good for me to be around). I’ve established a fairly new (fairly tender) relationship status of single. Things are changing, and I wonder how I will change even further once the school year starts.
I remember last year being a frenzy of getting officially accepted into UBC, checking booklists, signing up for my UBC card, venturing to campus on my own, and boasting about doing all of that AND holding down two jobs AND having a boyfriend and et cetera.
Turns out it wasn’t much to boast about. It was draining.
I’m hoping this year will bring a bit more insight into myself as a person, as well as where I want to end up at the end of my degree. I’m feeling confident about my major options, but I still feel a little anxious about my future (in general).
I think it’s probably what a lot of people have anxieties about. Part of me is driven by those anxieties in that I am always on my feet and being proactive to ensure I don’t fall behind, but I don’t think it’s very healthy to be constantly stressed all the time. Part of me also wants to take this year as opportunity for growth, and to make sure I don’t strain myself too much in the process.
Here’s to my second year!
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