I am leaving! Reality has set in. When you first start a program you feel like you will be there forever and then at the very last minute time speeds up. I am leaving soon and I am leaving with lessons. I discovered I was good at photography and that has already landed me the lead position of photographer on my school's award winning news paper. I'm so excited. And I will miss all of my new friends and I think we will stay in touch. We've made plans to do some things so I'm excited. We're all bright people and we have very bright futures you ahead of us. Also special thanks to the people who've helped me. All the professors and students and graduates helped a ton. Thanks so much. :))
xoxo Justina
"It'll be alright, you'll, make new friends," I was told. Coming into this program I was beyond excited about it. I was shopping for new clothing, brushing up on my grammar, and buying things to bring with me. What I didn't realize until I had gotten here was that I was going to be around people I had never met in my life! I was so nervous. I remember coming to the opening dinner and meeting everyone and hearing Dr. LeDuff say, "You roommate is already here." Immediately I started to wonder things like would she be like my friends or would she be mean. I knew that it would take time to make friends but I was way too impatient for that. I mean this opportunity is amazing. Very rarely do high school students get to study under college professors in the field they want to pursue. I was lucky! However, people tend to want to share these events with other people and I couldn't because I didn't know anyone but that all changed.
