last night was the closing banquet for ELP, the Emerging Leader Program at Boston College, which I have been a member of this whole year. it blows my mind that this year is almost over; i did not believe the current facilitators and Mer, the dean who runs the program, when they said April would be here before i knew it. and April is here, and ELP is over.
the banquet was nice, it was beneficial to reflect back on all of the memories from the beginning of the year via the great slideshow and facilitators' talks. I almost forgot about all of the fun stuff we did throughout the year, beginning with silly icebreakers in the dustbowl, the retreat at Camp Burgess including canoe races and fire drenching race, duck tours, group outings, as well as great speakers, socials, and meetings. Plus i met one of my best friends, Sarah, through the program, and 59 other peer acquaintances, in addition to a meaningful relationship with one of the deans that will, i'm sure, serve me well in the future.
but... it's only over for now.
i applied, interviewed, and was offered the position as a sophomore facilitator for next year in ELP. i didnt tihnk i'd get it. those who did get it were quite surprising, to be honest, in many cases. and i was pretty apathetic about whether i would get the position in the end or not while waiting for my response. but of course i knew i had to try.
but now that i got the position i know that feeling of apathy was simply because i didnt want to get my hopes up. i dont know why i discredit myself so much sometimes. im really excited for the position now, especially after last night. i cant wait to move in two weeks before classes for training, to meet 50 incoming students, to get closer to 9 other sophomores that are facilitating with me, to find out who my direct facilitator partner is, to hold ELP lunches, plan group outings, lead meetings, force freshmen to do embarrassing icebreakers, and have a wicked awesome time on the retreat again. i'm glad i have a place at BC set for me for next year again, just like i did this year. but next year's place seems even more promising and exciting.
with that, i again say i acnt believe freshman year is nearing its end. i have only a few weeks until finals, which is insane in my mind. this year seems like it just began yet ive been here forever in a sense that this is my home now.
even though i've had a lot of struggles this year, with a lot of things, namely calculus, roommate search, other friends, and conquering self esteem in this new environment (still in process), i know i don't regret coming to BC at all. and im really excited that two more kids from my high school that are seniors now are coming to BC next year.
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