Six: Officially done with my undergrad career!

I am writing this as a college [almost] graduate! I've finished all my finals and papers; it's time to enjoy my last days in Rochester! This time next week, I'll be at my Senior Ball, laughing and making memories with the friends I've come to know over my past four years here. It's hard to believe that it's all coming to a close already. Freshmen year feels like it was just yesterday.

Earlier tonight, Ling, Rena and I spent a few hours sitting on the back patio of CLC, under a blanket, sipping on tea and talking about random things. It was wonderful. After awhile, we decided to look through old pictures. Rena and I told Ling about all the crazy stories of our freshmen year together. Oh the memories! I was so naive back then. So much has changed, yet so much has stayed the same. It was hilarious looking through the pictures and remembering all that happened between then and now.

I'm pretty much free until graduation next Sunday. Time to enjoy Rochester without the stress of classes, papers and exams. Just like orientation week during my freshmen year. Ahhh, it's awesome to relax and hang out :)

I just noticed that my posts have been getting shorter and shorter. But you know what? It's because I'm busy enjoying my free time! I have no time to sit around and think about stuff and write it out. I'm running out of steam, ack.

All the underclassmen I've met this semester are all getting ready to go back home. I don't know if I'll get a chance to say goodbye to all of them. Sadness. But I'm pretty sure I'll be back in Rochester in December, so I might see them again. Agh, it's still weird to think that I won't be back next semester. WEIRD!

Five: TOMS!

I got my TOMS in the mail today! They're yellow and adorable. I still have to break them in though; the right shoe's been rubbing on the back of my ankle. Despite the blister on my right ankle, I think they're pretty comfortable. I already know what color to get if I were to get another pair, haha. And they are for a great cause! I love social change and I love organizations whose missions are to make the world a better place.

Today was a beautiful day. Unfortunately, the rest of this week doesn't look as promising. But I don't mind too much. I'll be done with finals tomorrow and I'm happy with that. I've been snacking a lot lately at night and I really should stop. I want to look gooood for Senior Ball next Thursday. I love my dress. Not to brag, but it fits perfectly on me :]

AAHHH, I can't wait to be done!

Four: When Five Fell

When Five Fell - written and directed by Wesley Chan

I've been following Wongfu productions since my high school days. Their work has progressed so much over the years; it's amazing and inspiring to see how far they've come. I absolutely LOVE the cinematography of this short. It's so beautiful.

I don't have much to say today. I've spent the past two days studying/procrastinating. It's been pretty chill. I got one of my papers back today (the one for my WWI history class) and I got an A on it! It made me sooooo happy because I thought I didn't do too well on the paper. It was such a great feeling to see that "A" on my paper.

In other exciting news, I'm getting my TOMS shoes in the mail tomorrow. I can't wait :)

Three: Career path

Dear Non-profits,

Please hire me. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Christy

I've applied to a decent amount of non-profits organizations over the course of this semester. So far, I haven't heard back from anyone. It's a bit demoralizing. It makes me feel discouraged and a bit reluctant to continue applying. How long must I have to deal with the lack of responses?! I've been updating my resume and cover letters constantly. Am I under qualified? Over qualified? What is it?! Please let me know. It's better than me, sitting here and wondering which one it is.

A lot of people have been asking me what my plans are for after graduation. It's a question that has been haunting me all semester. I honestly don't have any plans. I'm not going to grad school. I don't have a job lined up. I'm moving back home and that's the only thing I am certain about right now. I've been thinking a lot about what I want to do and where I want to be. I'm almost certain that I want to stay in New York (though California wouldn't be bad) and I want to work for a non-profit organization. I can't really see myself working for a large corporation or business firm. That's not really me. Even though non-profit organizations can't afford to pay me $60K, I'm totally okay with that. My mother, on the other hand, is not too happy about that. But honestly, what college graduate makes $60K a year right off the bat? Not many. I really want to do something great; I want to work for a great cause and implement social change, whether it be through a historical society or a museum or an organization whose mission is to spread arts education to inner city students.

This question of what I am going to do with my future has been bombarding me with a fervor these last few weeks. It's tiring. I'm trying, all right? I'm trying to figure out my life. Just let me figure it out first. I promise I'll let y'all know.

Two: Busy weekends

I love having busy weekends. I love the weekends that I spend away from my computer. Because you know what that means? It means I actually have a LIFE and I don't have to spend it online because I am out living it. It's a wonderful feeling.

Yeah, I know. I missed writing yesterday's post and today's post is technically overdue since it's past midnight, but it's okay because I was too busy living my life. And I think that is a totally legit excuse to miss a few blog posts :p

I did a lot of relaxing this weekend; it was so nice. After I handed in my take home exam on Friday, I went to church for RCCC's annual Grad Night. On Saturday, I woke up early to eat breakfast with a few RCCCF-ers at this place near church called, Jim's Restaurant. I haven't been up at 6:30am in the longest time. It was hard to wake up, but it was fun. The food was okay and the prices were very agreeable with my wallet. After breakfast, I went back to my room and started watching some television. I ended up falling asleep until noon. Waking up for breakfast really tired me out. I tried not to fall asleep since I had just eaten, but I just couldn't help myself. At 1pm, I went to Imagine RIT with Kellie and Min at RIT. Imagine RIT is like a big nerdy, science showcase. It was kind of fun. We got free bags out of it, so that's a win. We tried to find more free stuff, but I think because we went during the later part of the day, a lot of the stuff was already gone. We went mainly to watch Nick perform his capoiera (Brazilian martial arts/dance). It was good and he was quite happy to see us there :)

Afterward, I went back to GLC... and proceeded to pass out until the van came to pick people up for the Grad party at the Chens'. I think it's my allergies that are making me feel really drowsy. I was really tired yesterday. All I wanted to do was sleep. The party was a lot of fun. There was so much good food and we played some fun games (like Senior jeopardy) and watched a bonus, surprise video that some of the underclassmen made for the seniors. There was a lot of love and encouragement for the graduating seniors. It was heartwarming.

I would write about today, but I don't want to spew out a laundry list of things I did this weekend. My point is, I was busy this weekend so I didn't even have a chance to turn my computer on. Honestly, I didn't turn my laptop on once after I handed in my exam on Friday afternoon. It's a great feeling. I love it! It reminds me of life before we were all obsessed with the Internet, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Flickr, etc.

But then again... I did occasionally check my email/twitter/fb on my phone from time to time... so hah. Kind of defeats the statement I just wrote... BUT at least I didn't spend all my time plastered in front of the computer and that's good enough for me :]