Hello, my readers,

I have a week left of being in Iowa City then I go home. So I thought I would talk about my finals and some of the changes that I am making for next year.

First I will say that finals week is stressful but also the school has a lot of really nice things that can help with all the stress like free coffee, breakfast at later times, therapy dogs, and other cool events in the IMU. So if you ever need to give yourself a break I would 100% take a break. Also, I would say the school has all dorms 24-hour quiet hours, meaning no one will be super loud while you study in your room.

Ok, to the changes. I actually have completely changed my major, I will say that it took 3 times to figure out what I truly want to do and within these changes, I learned many things about my wants. One I never want to be in a world that controls my music while I have huge respect for the way the school of music does its program, it was not for me and I think people don’t talk about how you don’t have to feel ashamed about not fitting with a group. It’s not like a high school clique it’s more just you don’t work with a group well. So I made the decision to take the minor I basically have and I still plan to do choir but I am switching my major.

You might be wondering to what? Well, I am switching to creative writing and Elementary Ed. (I still have to apply to the school for education) Some people ask me why those two and I have my personal reasons obviously. But first I love teaching and I want to teach kindergarten because my joke is I never grew up past 5. I still love Disney movies, making up silly songs, and just enjoy young minds they are fascinating. Kids come up with the coolest ideas too, plus my mother was a preschool teacher.

Then there is creative writing and I will say because I love to write all the time. I write songs at least twice a week and usually more. Plus I want to do something I will truly love while I am in college. I also want to write a poetry book and a fiction book. I feel like I just get so many inspirations from this city and I want to share them. I also just want to have fun.

So if you come to college with your life planned out that’s perfect but also don’t ever be ashamed to change your mind cause you might just find your passion and if you let yourself be your true authentic self then you will be able to thrive. I will say if last year you told me I would be going into education I would have laughed at you I said I was never going to be a teacher outside of personal music lessons and look at me now. So now you can say things and it might change over time and that’s amazing it’s what makes college great. I am 19 and I still have a lot of my story that I haven’t decided to make mistakes and have fun.

Finals and Changes might be crazy now but in 10 years they will not even matter so don’t ever settle.

Cheers
Rose