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The end of the semester is 2 weeks away and with that it will be the end of our first year of college. That to me is a pretty crazy sentence that doesn't feel right. The fact that I am currently sitting in my childhood bedroom just adds to the fact that I still don't really feel like a college student. I definitely had a very strange first year. Spending my first semester in a completely different country, spending the first two months of the 2nd semester on campus, and then getting sent home due to a global pandemic. That last sentence really shows you how crazy life can get. If you had told me that a year ago I would of thought you were crazy. It really was one of the best years of my life though, up until the corona virus part that is. At risk of becoming too existential I have begun thinking about what the next school year might look like. I am afraid to plan anything because now more than ever am I aware of how unpredictable things are. I hope we will have a fall semester on campus *fingers crossed* *knock on wood* I will go back to working at my job *fingers crossed knock on wood* and then I will be on Co-op. It is strange to think that a year from now I might be 3 months in to working for a company that I am not even aware of now. Co-op was one of those things that I was wary of at first. I was worried that it was taking away my typical college experience and that I was going to get split up from all of my friends. But now, I am actually really excited for it. I am interested to see the different options I will have and am eager to get some real life experience. Having a break from exams isn't going to be so bad either.

I am ready for this semster to be over though. Gen bio was definitely not my friend and if I never have to take another test about the behaviors of plants I will be happy. Next year I have a lot more say in what classes I am going to take so hopefully I will find them interesting. I have to say I am pretty pleased with all of my courses so far so hopefully my luck doesn't end there. Even though I felt like I was an imposter on campus (if you get what I mean) I have really like being in college. The freedom, the schedule, the work is hard but not impossible. I would say it is better then I thought it was going to be. At first the idea of summer classes wasn't really ideal but now I am sad that I won't be able to be on campus to take them. I really do hope we have fall semester on campus.