My time at Longwood University has been full of new friends, albums of memories and essays out the wazoo. My high school friend, then college roommate, Alexandra McMahon, has seen me through all four years of my college education. She has helped me through underdeveloped theses, ramblings about significance and complicated story lines that I just can’t help but write and rewrite and rewrite for workshops as an English major and Creative Writing concentration enthusiast.
In May of 2014, my boyfriend of over six years proposed to me in the Bahamas during a family vacation. After I graduate in May 2015, I will be marrying my best friend and other half on October 17, 2015 in my home town in Pennsylvania.
I joined The Rotunda at the end of my junior year in April of 2014 as Assistant Copy Editor, then soon took over the Copy Editor position in September and have lived the life of hair pulling editing, late nights and crisp printed papers ever since. I’ve learned a lot about the nature of joining together as journalists to create something inspirational and informative for people to read and be proud of. This opportunity has allowed me to gain experience with editing and working with others as a team to create an end product.
This year has been an exciting one as I plan my wedding, with the help of my family and bridesmaids, three of which are also Longwood seniors, Alexandra McMahon, Lena March and Natasha Becker. My year with The Rotunda has brought me closer to some amazing people who truly have a passion for what they do, and what they do deserves a round of applause.
It has been an interesting ride and a great finale to my college career. Good luck to the new editorial board, to all Longwood seniors soon approaching their big day and to the rest of you Longwood students out there, have no fear, you are amazing to be here and I hope you all prosper in your endeavors.
