This year is my last summer as a college student.

I feel woefully unprepared. There are so many unknown variables – living away from home, meeting new colleagues, finding a job, paying off loans. There is so much anxiety in me even as I type, the quiet sits restlessly as I try to find my calmness.

I anticipate that challenges will become increasingly burdensome over time, considering that I have a substantial duration remaining in my time here as I still don’t know what I am doing with my life. The series of events, starting from my acceptance letter to Clemson up to the present, have left me apprehensive about the future,  but in spite of this, I am young and reckless and so willing to learn.