The Adventure Begins...

One of the most exciting times of my life has just begun! I graduated with my BA in English from UH Manoa on Sunday, May 13th, and I'm starting a full-time position at Transition! on May 29th. I can't believe that my years of college have come to an end. I'm so thankful for the experiences and people that I have encountered during my five years at UH. Too bad I can't always stay.

Leaving my job at College of Ed was very tough and very emotional. I worked at the COE for almost four years, which is the longest job I have ever had. The people I worked with were so enjoyable; I hope that at my future jobs I meet people who are just as nice as the Dean's Office staff. My office took me to lunch at Longhi's on my last week of work, and I had a semi-tearful goodbye on my last day, which was the friday before commencement.

Although, to be honest it wasn't my last day. My boss and the other secretaries asked if I could work a week after I graduated, just to help out since the new student workers wouldn't be starting for another two weeks. So now my official last week is this week!

Commencement was a breeze. It went by much faster than expected (anticipated end time was 12:30, but we got out by 11:30). Iden and I didn't even play with our Nintendo DS's for that long. Most of my family and friends saw me on the field and then went to lunch at my house. Aaron and I raced across the soccer field to give out leis to my friends, then rushed to the Les Murakami Baseball Stadium to give leis to my other friends. Unfortunately we got hit with outgoing traffic, so we were stuck in the car for forty-five minutes! My family members arrived at my house before I did.

The magazine gave me the week off, so I'm trying to get organized for work. It's definitely strange not to be a student anymore. I actually miss having to attend class! Now I have to budget my money and schedule my time. No more spontaneous beach days for me. Time to be a real grown-up for once.