The Beginning of the End

On Tuesday, I got a text message wishing me good luck on the first day of my last semester. The beginning of the end. As I went through the day, I realized that this is really it. I know, many of my fellow seniors have been itching to finish college and get into the working world. I’m the same way. But I have been too busy enjoying my time at Stevens to realize just how soon everything is going to end.
It’s not that I haven’t been preparing for the world outside of Stevens, but the reality is that I didn’t realize how fast things were moving. There’s still a small list of things that I’d like to finish before I leave Stevens, no matter how trivial they may seem to be.
For one, I’d like to get one of my pieces into RedShift. I actually had some of my work published in RedShift, once upon a time. Although I know this is more contribution to the creative magazine than the average student makes, I’d still like to submit one last thing before I graduate – a magnum opus of sorts.
For another, I hope to write a sketch for Off Center. Despite the fact that I am only in the club in the loosest sense of the word, for one of their shows I’d like to actually get my act together and put an act together. I’ve helped with skits in the past, but I’ve never actually written one myself, from start to finish.
Lastly, I want to go on a Habitat for Humanity trip. Whenever I hear about these trips, they always seem to be full. Just once I’d like to actually help build a house, and I hope that as a senior I receive a second look as a candidate. Maybe it’s just part of being an engineer that makes me want to see a house get built, or maybe it’s my lengthy background in the Boy Scouts that makes me want to help people. Either way, I’d really like to go and help build a home for those in need one day.
Though it’s a short list, I am going to put a ton of effort into ensuring its completion within my final four months here. I’ll miss Stevens, there’s no doubt about that. Still, what’s important to me is a strong and satisfying last hoorah.