{"id":5264,"date":"2020-04-17T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2020-04-16T19:46:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T00:46:20","slug":"until-we-meet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=5264","title":{"rendered":"Until We Meet Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Caisi Calandra, Opinion Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

The last few weeks have been eventful, that\u2019s for sure. Or I guess you could say uneventful \u2014 depends on how you look at it.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d planned to have one of my most stressful semesters yet, running around to complete projects and trying to balance that out with fun. I was at my wit\u2019s end when we got the email that we were all going home, and, even then, I wanted to know when we\u2019d be back. I\u2019d gotten approved for several projects at nursing homes, but those were cut once we left (and once coronavirus became a very real threat).<\/span><\/p>\n

I think I was in a state of shock the first two weeks we were back. I had high hopes that things would turn around for the better, but as time went on, I became more and more aware of just what was going on. That being said, I hunkered down and realized I\u2019d have, unexpectedly, a whole lot of alone time.<\/span><\/p>\n

And so I began to reminisce about my experience at RC.<\/span><\/p>\n

When I came to RC my freshman year, I was very much a loner. I was introverted, hyper-focused on my studies, and I didn\u2019t want to go to social events (read: parties) because I was woefully shy. But as time went on, I purposefully put myself in situations in which I\u2019d have to make friends. I was painfully aware that if I didn\u2019t start putting myself out there, I\u2019d waste my college experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

I know everyone\u2019s college experiences are different, but I wanted what I could take. Or, well, give to myself. I\u2019d texted some girls my junior year that I wanted to hang out, and I went to a party with them that night. They became close friends with me, and because they were extremely social and involved in a lot at school, I inadvertently got involved with a lot as well. (One of the clubs being the Brackety-Ack!!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Even when the majority of my friends graduated my junior year, I kept stumbling upon new people, new friends, new opportunities. I always thought it was surprising because I\u2019d started out so shy and so quiet and so terrified of being out there. But my years at RC treated me well.<\/span><\/p>\n

I could go on and on and on about my experiences at RC, and I could wax poetic about my countless inebriated nights, or all the moments I felt like belonged in some corny coming-of-age movie. But I was truly blessed to have had my college experience at RC, and I was lucky to have crossed the lives of so many people \u2014 I can only hope our threads cross again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay healthy! Love you, Maroons!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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