Yesterday I went to my last Arts One seminar. We reviewed for the test, then chatted about what we were doing this summer, next year, when we leave UBC. As I walked out of that seminar and met up with Max, I realized I was done, and while I was proud that I made it this far, I wasn’t all that happy. This was weird for me. Usually, on the last day of school, I am freaking out, making summer plans, getting creative, or at least rewarding myself with an awesome dinner or something. I didn’t do any of that yesterday. I think I figured out why.
I hated high school. It was the bane of my existence. I was pretty good at it, but I only saw it as jumping through the hoops to get to college. We’ll now I am here and I love it. If anything I am sad this year is over because:
- I’ll miss all my Totem friends! I mean, they are practically my family now that we have lived so close, I am going to miss not hanging out with them this summer.
- I’ll miss exploring Vancouver. It’s basically one of my favorite cities in the world, of course I am going to miss hopping on the bus to try out a restaurant or window shop.
- It wasn’t like we worked towards the end of this year. I could have sat at home, missing every day of my classes, and still be able to celebrate this year coming to an end. I’ll be happier when my finals are over.
- This summer and next year represent a large degree of change for me. I’ll be living with my boyfriend and his family in Toronto this summer. That’s huge! And come next year, Max and I will be finding an apartment and bring my dog up here to live with us. From here out, it’s a whole new adventure.
- I’ll just miss UBC. I’ll miss the campus, the people, the classes (believe it or not) and the attitude. My heart belongs to Vancouver.
Any way, as Genevieve mentioned in this post, this is the last weekend before silent hours kick in, and I plan on living it up to the fullest! Congrats everyone!