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So, I finally composed a new and final installment. I have been putting off writing this entry as much as I possibly could for fear that it may be the last entry that I write for Canisius College. There are only 10 days left to the actual semester and I am so anxious. I wish that is was not over, or depending on how you want to look at it all, just beginning.
There are so many things currently going on from banquets, awards, papers, finals to of course work. It is honestly sad to sit here and imagine not going to class next semester. Not seeing the incoming class and not seeing all of my friends. It is also sad that I will not be able to see the administration and all of my professors again, unless I come back for a visit.
I decided the other day, literally three days ago, that I was not ready to leave Buffalo. I do not know what it was that has made me consider staying here. I am not fond of the snow and would much rather live pool side but there is something that I will really miss. When asked if it was my friends, I thought, nope that is not it because most of my friends are leaving; they will not be here next year. So what is it that makes me want to give up a sunny paradise? It is Buffalo in general.
I do not think I can walk away from all of the places that have become part of my home for the last four years. It is not like the feeling I had when I left New York City to come up here. I could not wait to get out of the city and try something new. Granted when it snows I curse Buffalo's climate and cry to my mom about how much I wish I were down with her in Florida. However, there is more to Buffalo than the snow and Canisius has a lot to do with why I feel this way.
I would have to say that Canisius is one thing that is keeping me in Buffalo. I tell everyone that I am going to come back and teach a course in Media Studies, or Public Speaking. I say this simply because I feel like Buffalo is my home even though I am not from here. I was welcomed into a great family at Canisius and although I greatly miss my real family, Canisius has been great to me and a family all the same. Sometimes you may question your family but other times your family greatly compliments who you are like the family I found at Canisius. I am not ready to walk away from that.
As my college career comes to a close, many other people are only at its beginning. It is a great experience and hopefully all of you out there find yourself in my position of when the time comes to go you do not want to because you have made a great family. To all the graduates, congratulations may this be the beginning of a great prosperous life. See you all May 21!