The Beginning of the End

Today was my last first day of classes. Weird. It's weird because for the first time in my life, I have nothing planned next. Once I graduate in May, I have no idea what to do. I'm in the process of applying to a few jobs (race car driver? musician? bartender? yeah right...), and considering grad school (maybe?), and trying to figure out where I want to live and what I want to do, and it's terrifyingly exciting.

However, in all of this worry about the future, I need to remind myself to stop and enjoy the 4 months I have left at Colby.

Like, how much I'm going to miss my friends (even though they will obviously come visit me all the time):

Or how much I'm going to miss being on my own schedule with time to go to noontime yoga or a 10:30 jog in the snow. I'm being sappy, I know. I just need to remember to sometimes stop worrying about the future and focus instead on how lucky I am for my present.

Bring it on, second semester.

Horseback Miracles

The other part of my summer was a volunteer internship at an organization called Horseback Miracles, a non-profit that focuses on revolutionizing horseback therapy for at-risk teenage girls. It was an incredible experience, and I hope to return some time in the future. What Mr. Draper and his horse, Bingo, are doing for these girls is truly phenomenal. If you have the chance, check out their website: horsebackmiracles.org

I love this photograph.

The band that played at the "Horses for Hope Hoedown" in June

Sometimes, I would get stuck behind a train and be late. It happens. Also, rain.

Denver Kids

Sorry it's been a while since my last post; I've been super busy!

Here's a little bit about what I did this summer (more to follow).

My internship with Denver Kids let me do things like:

Go to the zoo!

Go to the Air and Space Museum!

 Backstage tour of Red Rocks!

Olympic Games!

 (you throw Cheetos onto someone's head and count how many stick for points. So fun.)

It was a great staff!! And an incredible summer. Thank you Denver Kids!