"So what are you doing with your life now?"
To be quite frank with you, I have no clue. I have applied to plenty of places and some fell through but that hasn't changed my attitude. I look at what I can improve on to help me be successful with the next opportunity that I seek out. I believe that everything happens for a reason. If one door shuts, I believe there will be another one opening at some point. It's hard graduating college and seeing the current job market. To be honest, it's quite discouraging. I try to put a positive spin on things and know that things will work out in the end. Someone somewhere will see the hard work I have put in and the passion I have for health and fitness. So for those of you who are in the same boat as me, keep your head up. Things will figure themselves out.
On a positive note, I have obtained my bachelor science in nutritional sciences at the University Park Campus of Penn State. It was a great day. It was a day of relief and reflection. My family and friends have really helped me through my four years of college. I have grown so much from experiences that were presented to be at the greatest university in the world. I love Penn State and will ALWAYS be proud to call myself a Penn State alumni. It was a tough four years of school especially when I was never good at science. At times I struggled learning certain materials, but I made it through. It really taught me a lot about perseverance and independence. I have made friends with all sorts of people. I can honestly say I have friends that are shy, crazy, outgoing, different, short tempered, motivated, hate fitness, love fitness, etc. The point is, I have been exposed to all kinds of people and I wouldn't change it for the world. All of them have taught me something-->positive and negative.
I have not posted in a while, but even staying here in State College and talking to others that don't have their whole life planned out helped me understand that I am not the only one. I still continue teaching classes and helping people when needed. I believe putting myself out there or trying new jobs will help me learn new skills that currently don't have. Even if it is a job not in your field of study, you will learn something from it. It seems right now everything is chaos. I have a friend in particular that like me, is extremely hard working and was fired from her job recently. We all stress about money and just trying to get by. It seems as if nothing is going to get better after being burned so many times. But you know what, that's life, and I believe that it makes you really appreciate everything you earn. It's going to be tough, I have already witnessed it and been through some hardships. I don't expect it to be the best at all times, I even know things could be a hell of a lot worse. I am thankful for what I have now and if things get worse, so be it. But at the end of the day, I know things will work out and something great may be presented to me that I never thought I would like or do for the rest of my life.
It's really hard to be patient when you're usually doing a million things are once and now things are starting to slow down. Things will fall into place. If it means moving across the country to do what I love, I'll do it. Sacrifices are what is going to get you to where you want to be. Life is scary and it is really scary not knowing what is going to come your way but that's how we learn. Stepping outside of our comfort zone is how I am going to grow--how we all grow. Even if you don't get that job you really wanted, it teaches you something. Maybe there is something we should try differently. Either way, I am going to enjoy my last summer in State College and take any opportunity that is presented to me.
