This is my last article for Odyssey. Making the choice to be done writing for the Odyssey was not an easy one. I did a lot of thinking and a lot of crying. I spent hours talking to my current president and my current editor-in-chief as well as my previous EIC and vice president about this decision.

After 17 months with this team, this community, this family I learned so much and made so many amazing friends. I laughed and I cried with them. Hell, I even got drunk with them.

They helped me through some rough times and they celebrated some fantastic things with me.

This team was my home here at SVSU for such a long time and I love everyone that has been part of it. Each and every person who has been on this team at any point with me has made an impact on my life in one way or another. I cried when people left the team and I celebrated when people joined us.

As this team rebuilds and tries to get back to being the powerhouse it once was, I will stand on the sidelines and cheer them on. But it is time for me to step back and close another chapter of my book.

In my time with this community, I have seen it at a team of 12 and I have seen it at a team of 35. I have had 2 EIC's. And I have been assigned 3 different people from headquarters to work with my community and my team. I have seen so many of us past and present celebrate when an article was shared by headquarters.

I am grateful for the friends and opportunities this team, community, and family has given me.

As I say goodbye I'm also saying good luck and I love you all.

As I say goodbye I'm also saying thank you.

As I say goodbye I'm also saying I'm still in your corner.

Thank you, Michael, for pushing my articles live and editing them for the majority of my time with this team.

Thank you, Abby and Maddie, for believing in me and giving me a home.

Thank you, Sam and Maddie, for listening to my ideas so that this team can continue to grow.

Thank you and goodbye Odyssey.