When I was a junior in high school, I wasn’t afraid of the future. I wasn’t surprised that I was nearly half way done with my required four years of “secondary education”, nor was I sad to be almost done with the whirlwind drama that was high school. In fact, during that in-between summer I was excited, anxious even, to finally get to leave that school and move on into my higher education at a college. It’s funny how things change. Now here I am, sitting in an apartment on an empty college campus on what is summer vacation for most students, and fearing the fact that I am now a junior. I am desperately trying to grasp the idea that I am exactly half way through college. I feel like I’m not ready for what comes after graduation; the job search, the probable rejections, and the race to make a living. And I still fear that I don’t know enough to even be considered a junior. It’s terrifying.
For me, this summer is going to be all about change. I have a new job at the happiest place on earth that I work nearly every day of the week, I’m meeting new people, I’m challenging my patience and improving my interpersonal skills, and I’m finding myself alone for the first time in my life. Though, despite all of these exciting changes and new experiences, I am still here in limbo. I know that in the next three months, while I may be having the time of my life, I am growing closer and closer to the reality that I am nearly done with schooling. And with that comes the reality of what majoring in Digital Arts truly means.
Taking Art to the Next Level 