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Thirty-seven cover letters... Fifteen credit hours… Seven tests... Four papers… Two projects… One final spring break…

The count down to graduation has begun. Am I excited, ecstatic, thrilled, or just plain nauseous? To be honest I’m feeling a little bit of each.

At the close of my 21st year it is a time to reflect on the life I’ve created thus far… my accomplishments, relationships, (credit card debt) and goals for the future. Life is much different than expected as I embarked on the beginning of my college journey. At times the freedom is overwhelming and at others I feel overly confined. Overall, I've just about managed through it all alive-and ready for a new chapter of my life to begin.

Who knows what the next few years of my life will bring—the immediate plans are for my very own bathroom and a job at a newspaper… but past experience shows that my plans don’t always work out so well.

Whatever happens, I am ready for the next step.

This Web site is dedicated to my first 21 years... let the next 21 be just as wonderfully confusing and exciting as the first.

This site was created by Cristy Loftis, a senior in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida. Contact her at caloftis@ufl.edu .