Year Three: Ups and Downs

I went back to camp this summer. It allowed me to regroup and to make deeper connections to the staff that I love. Camp is my happy place and the people are really what make it that.	This year, I kept my same roommates, Victoria and Christina, but we added a fourth roommate, Javier. He has made me a more open and confident person and I am so happy with the person he is allowing me to be.
Something that isn't really showcased is failure. In my fall semester, I applied to be a part of my sorority's executive council for the second time. Although I was not able to get a position, I did get to work in my sorority in a different way through various appointed positions that I truly loved.	The Drury Lady Panthers basketball team made it to the final four this year! They had an undefeated season until a tough loss. It was great to get to follow their journey and cheer them on from the stands.
In the spring of 2019, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Midwest Regional Conference for Music Therapy. I was able to meet and learn from MT professionals and MT students. There was a specific student conference before the main conference which allowed me to connect with students and learn from them which I really enjoyed. Every time I go to a conference, MT feels more and more like what I should be doing.

I went back to camp this summer. It allowed me to regroup and to make deeper connections to the staff that I love. Camp is my happy place and the people are really what make it that.

This year, I kept my same roommates, Victoria and Christina, but we added a fourth roommate, Javier. He has made me a more open and confident person and I am so happy with the person he is allowing me to be.

Something that isn't really showcased is failure. In my fall semester, I applied to be a part of my sorority's executive council for the second time. Although I was not able to get a position, I did get to work in my sorority in a different way through various appointed positions that I truly loved.

The Drury Lady Panthers basketball team made it to the final four this year! They had an undefeated season until a tough loss. It was great to get to follow their journey and cheer them on from the stands.

In the spring of 2019, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Midwest Regional Conference for Music Therapy. I was able to meet and learn from MT professionals and MT students. There was a specific student conference before the main conference which allowed me to connect with students and learn from them which I really enjoyed. Every time I go to a conference, MT feels more and more like what I should be doing.

Junior Year is hard. In the first semester, it seemed like everything was going wrong. My Grandma was in and out of the hospital, my schedule was crazy, I was working two jobs, and I did not get some of the things that I felt I rightly deserved. It was full of a lot of doubt. Doubt about myself and my abilities as well as doubt about my major. Despite this, I was still able to maintain my high GPA and make the Dean's List. In my second semester, things started looking up. I did a lot of soul searching and continued to work hard. I took more classes, learned about topics that really peaked my interest, and truly solidified my decision that music therapy is the coolest thing.