Now that the finals are all done and I am packed and moved out, my sophomore year of college is over. Finally. This year has been full of ups and downs and conflicting emotions that made me feel like I wanted to drop out to become a cat sitter… Or a mermaid. At this point, graduating high school as the class of 2014 has officially happened two years ago and I am now just an echo within the high school.

For the first time since August 31, I can breathe. I am ready for the beach, sleeping, and more sleeping.

Between multiple cups of coffee a day, almost falling asleep in class and staying up late at night— I am just about done with textbooks, essays, and note taking. The school year of 2015-2016 has thrown many friends, challenges, and memories my way. I have learned many lessons that I will have until the day I die.

Yes, buy the Bernie Sanders shirt that has the psychedelic colors on it, even if you don’t end up wearing it. No, you don’t need that boy to make you feel complete, even if he has convinced you otherwise. Coffee and caffeine no longer work on me. Yes, go to the concert early and camp out all day like fools. Roam around New York in hopes you find celebrities. Talk to random people and make friends of all different backgrounds. Eat the chocolate cake. Fall in love with a stranger. Be phenomenal. Just live.

Out of all the amazing things you will do in life, getting half way through college is one of them. Freshman year, fall semester is testing out the water, seeing what this whole college life is about. Spring semester is just a reminder that school is school, and no matter how much freedom you have, you are still confined to school. Sophomore year fall semester is now with the big leagues, no longer a freshman and now knowing better than to wear a lanyard around my neck (one way to spot a freshman a mile away).

Sophomore year, spring semester is the real deal. Just kicking ass in the morning and taking names in the evening. Time to get it done! But now it is done.

In almost four short months I will be a junior in the fall and I cannot wait to see what that is like.

I am half way done, I am at the midpoint of my college career.

Sophomore year of college has been such a growing experience but a roller coaster ride all at the same time. Looking back, these past two years at college have flown by. I cannot imagine how much faster the next two years are going to flash right before my eyes.

In only two more short years I will be done with college and thrown into the world like a baby horse just learning how to walk. I am so excited, but at the same time, I wish I could put it off until later.

Thank you to my friends who made my sophomore year of college unforgettable.

Thank you sophomore year for all of the adventures and memories I will cherish for a lifetime.

And a special thank you to my sophomore self who never gave up.

See you soon, junior year!