Senior Year, It's Already Here

I am back. I am here in Hartford trying to work through the homework that’s already starting to pile up. I am taking a moment to write about what it means to be back at Trinity after being abroad for a year. I am still involved in the Chapel Community and showing up at the Quest Scholars meetings as a participant. It was weird being back at first since I felt like a freshman in so many ways. There were more people that I didn’t know than I knew. There were other students I had communicated with about Trinity through email or Facebook because they were freshmen last year and it’s only now that I am getting a chance to meet them. In other ways, everything is back to normal. Classes are going well. I am living with my roommates from sophomore year. I am working in the same place I worked sophomore year. I participated in the annual Do it Day event on the first Saturday of the school year and got to paint a barn with the rest of the Chapel Council team. I am still friends with the same people. Parties continue to be the highlight of the weekend for college students. While a lot of things are the same, there are some changes worth noting. Services on Sundays are now at 12:30 pm and parts of worship were changed starting last year. There are new townhouses that were started when I was about to leave. The Vernon Social Center was renovated while I was away and it offers students a place to hang out and different eating options.  Lastly, coming back from my year abroad has meant realizing that all the upperclassmen I knew graduated and are now living the rest of their lives. This is a great reminder that I also need to start thinking about my future plans because in eight months, it’ll be my turn to graduate. While I can’t promise any crazy adventures like in Senegal, keep coming back to see what the last chapter of my college career has to offer.