So Close!

In honor of my impending 18th birthday I decided to start a blog. It most likely will not be that fun to read as I am not one of the wittiest people I know. Nor do words I type out ever sound like what is going on in my head. But I figured I might as well.

As I said it is almost my 18th birthday. Only 6 more days until I am finally legal! It's kind of strange though because I calculated it, and on my birthday I will have been here at college for 11 months and 11 days. I would like to think that that qualifies me to be turning older than 18. I've always felt that age should be measured in maturity level, not in years.

While I'm speaking of college I would just like to say that I love BYU. I wanted to come here my whole life, and while no it isn't how I expected it to be, I still love it. I have met so many amazing people, and learned so many great things. It will always amaze me how in college just one thing such as something someone says or one class can completely change your life. That has already happened to me. A lot. Probably the most significant one was my Geography 120 class. I took it Fall '10. Just a General Ed. I wasn't expecting anything special, but it was. That class changed my life. I always knew that I wanted to travel, see the world, and to help people. But it had never really been at the forefront of my mind. That class reminded me, I am now attempting to attain a Minor in Geography. I intend to try to get a job at an international company so that I can do the traveling that I want to. Unfortunately, I haven't completely melded together my love of Statistics and Geography, but I'm working towards it. I will do something that incorporates both of them, I swear it.

Which brings me to my next topic. I love Statistics. Ever since my second year of high school when I took it from the best teacher ever: Mr. Schaul. I love so many things about Statistics. I love the numbers. I love how they can lead you to truth. And I love that I get to be the one trying to find the truth within the numbers. I am such a nerd, and I know it. But I love it. I love that I have a job as a Stat 121 TA. Even though I am still in training. Ughh! Why must it take forever? I am so excited for Summer term when I actually get to start being a TA. I can't wait.

I'm so close to so many things in my life right now. It scares me, I could mess them all up so easily. But I know myself. I won't. Hopefully.