At summer's end: to new beginnings

It has been exactly 3 months since I've returned from Africa, and now that Orientation training has officially started, it's safe to say my summer is officially over. A lot can happen in 3 months, which became very evident this summer.
In the past 3 months, the following things have happened to me:

• got my nose pierced
• got two wonderful new dogs: Tia and Sampson
• my brother Mike and his girlfriend visited Michigan, & this was the first time I saw him since Christmas
• got a new car, then got in an accident with said car a month later
• tore two muscles in my thumb
• visited many AQ friends
• traveled all over Michigan
• I won a photo contest for the Better Business Bureau cover photo contest and won a getaway to Gun Lake, Michigan
• took a biology course at community college
• I finished my last summer at Roman Wheel
• I went to Africa!

This summer will definitely be memorable for me. Not because of the typical summer memories like bonfires, beach days, etc. It was the little things that I never realized I was so lucky to have in my life, like seeing my mom when I got back from Africa, watching my dogs play with each other, being able to see people this summer that I truly cared about.

But all good things must come to an end, but that's not always a bad thing. This can open up to new opportunities for even greater things to come into the picture. As for me, I have a wonderful Orientation partner, great housemates for the year, new classes with familiar faces, a stage manager position for the children's traveling show at my college, and figuring out what I want to do with the rest of my life. To new beginnings!

Tionana,

Jenn