Saying Goodbye
Tuesday was senior Academic Symposium at Rochester College. I presented on "Effective and Empowering Ways to Alleviate Poverty", which was based upon the research I have done these past two semester that stemmed from my internship this past summer. Academic Symposium is a pretty big deal at RC and for someone who does not like speaking in front of people I was really nervous to present. I expected to be relieved and overjoyed once my presentation was over at 9:30 Tuesday morning, but that was not really the case. I believe my presentation went well and I certainly did feel weight off my shoulders upon completion of it. But I was not overjoyed or even excited when it was over. I had a weird mixture of emotions: thankfulness, joy, sadness, relief, and maybe even a little fear mixed in there as well. For me, the end of symposium means the end of my time at Rochester College (sure, I still have 2 papers and 1 cumulative Hebrew quiz to do, but still). I am excited to be d