Growing Up

My college experience thus far has been tightly packed with lessons--academic lessons, moral lessons, spiritual lessons, and lessons simply about life. Some lessons have been fairly painless and others...well, they've taken much more time and heart, but I always emerge a little bit better than I was before. It is as Viktor Frankl points out in his book, "Man's Search for Meaning"--what we expect out of life doesn't matter so much as what life expects from us.

That's something I'm hoping my experience in Washington will help me figure out...

When I came here, I left parts of my self in California, Utah, and Arizona, all way on the other side of the country. Now, I'm certain, part of me will forever be here, in this dynamic city that is the heart of our nation. What impact that experience will have on me and where life will take me next I have yet to learn, but fortunately, I have an insatiable appetite for adventure and discovery. BYU has worked its magic on me; if there is anything I know I will grow up to be for sure, it is a "lifelong learner."