Completo

I don't know if I'm really actually ready to be done with college yet.

It was kinda weird to drive home from school on Friday, which was my last day of student teaching/college. I have decided that student teaching, for me, has been a pretty anticipated event--maybe similar to getting a driver's license or starting in a basketball game. I was excited about starting it, but also kinda terrified about actually being a teacher and I didn't know what to expect or how I should go about preparing myself for it. I wasn't sure if I would actually be a good teacher or if I would be exhausted all the time or how much time things would take, etc.
But it turned out to be so good. I really love being a teacher. I have found that I'm not necessarily a "natural" teacher, but I have gotten a lot better as the semester progressed. Also, I still want to be a teacher, which is not always the case with people coming out of student teaching. So I'm very thankful to know that I haven't spent the last four years of my life preparing for something that I don't really want to do. :)

But now I'm done, and I have to graduate and be a real person. Yikes. It's scary to be pushed off the ledge. It takes me forever to dive into the lake at Camp. Kids probably think I'm the least fun counselor ever because it takes me like 5 minutes to jump in. I don't know why I have such a phobia of being cold for 3 seconds, but I do. That's kinda how I feel about being done with college. I don't want to jump in because I know it's going to be uncomfortable for a bit. But really, the water is usually not as bad as I anticipate it to be. And it feels fine after I adjust and get used to it. I just need to remember that this transition won't feel uncomfortable forever. Right? Right.

So. Here goes nothing..I'm off to the real world. Oh boy!