Ah world what lessons you prepare for us, even in the leafless winter, even in the ashy city. I am thinking now of grief and getting past it; -Mary Oliver, Starlings in Winter
Soon I will leave the University of Washington with a Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Degree, one step closer to fulfilling my goal of becoming a doctor. However, a degree from UW was never the ultimate goal. The goal was to grow and develop, to lay the foundation for the life that I want to have ten, thirty, fifty years from now.
For the past four years, 1,050 days to be exact, the University of Washington has been my home. It has given me challenges that sometimes felt insurmountable and opportunities that made me realize my own potential to contribute to this world.
I have wept. I have laughed. I have celebrated. I have grown into a person that I never even realized I wanted to become.
I am taking this time now to reflect on all of these experiences, the moments of triumph as well as defeat. I entered this University uncertain, scared, and full of a longing for home after the death of my grandfather. Four years later, I am preparing to leave as a teacher, a feminist, a mentor, a traveler, a scientist, an advocate, and a life-long learner.
I am uncertain of what is next and I have complicated feelings regarding graduation, but I invite you to join me on this walk through my Husky experience. Be prepared though, the path I took does not always make sense, it winds through deep valleys and crisscrosses up tall mountains. So, with that in mind, I invite you to come explore this path with me, to discover what I have discovered during the last four years…
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