Motivation

I'd like to start out by thanking Laura for making me feel better today.-- It was one of those days today. Your an amazing sister.~

I have come to a pretty important realization today. As some of you know I'm from a REALLY small town in northwestern Wisconsin, I have a compulsive gambler for a "father". In high school I was the president of everything, and I maintained a very high GPA. I had dreams of going to law school, to either become a corporate lawyer or a politician. My guidance counselor tried to talk me out of college, why on earth would anybody from my hometown need college anyway?

Well I went on to a pretty good school, where I am a Junior who will graduate in 4 years with a double major in Business Management with Emphasis in Business Law and History (maybe Economics Major too...). I have a decent GPA (not as high as I'd like... thanks statistics :p... but it'll go back up). I'm involved in the most amazing sorority on the planet Kappa Delta. And I'm the secretary for Pre Law Society. Last semester I was an RA, and intern at a law firm, an economics departmental assistant, an ambassador, a mentor, and I think that's all my jobs???

Now you may be asking yourself the same question I was asking myself today... how did I come out of my background with so much motivation to succeed? I've been pondering this question a lot today... and have come to some conclusions.
1. I love new experiences
2. I love success and don't settle for less then my best
3. I surrounded myself with the most amazingly talented young women on campus, my sorority sisters-
4. My mom has driven me to succeed, and helped me open new doors--

I know I may sound snobbish right now and you may be wondering what I'm doing typing this, but to me this is me- its who I am. I have fought to get to where I am today. I'm not a success by any means, I've got a long ways to go, and knowing myself I can mess it up pretty easily-- but I am doing a fairly good job of making the best of what I have. I work hard for what I've accomplished. In the last year I've been dumped by my first love, did the Polar Plunge, dumped the rebound man, worked at a law firm, gone to China to study, worked at a camp for children with disabilities (blind, deaf, cognitively disabled, diabetic), and now I'm in Russia spending an entire semester in a country I knew almost nothing about before I got here.  I'd say that's a pretty eventful year.

I can only imagine what the future has to offer me. I'm 20 years old, in Russia, learning SO much, and in December I'll be back home in that small town in Wisconsin. Where I will hopefully find a temp job to fill my winter break time. Then its back to school for a semester of homework, work, KD, fun, and friendship. Then dadadadah LSAT time-- Life is going by so fast, it seems like just a while ago I was leaving for college, scared to death of living on my own.-- Now look at me.

This experience truly is once in a lifetime-- and even if I can't shake this horrid cold-- I'm happy to be here-- happy to experience new things-- happy to beat the odds.