Considering Pure Joy

Howdy, With finals season upon us, I'm sure that you all, as professors, are completely inundated with frantic emails from students. This is not one of those emails. If you want to completely disregard this or save this for later or something, I'd encourage you to do so. I'm a graduating senior. I planned my schedule such that I have no finals this semester. I'm officially done with college. You're receiving this e-mail because you're one of the professors that has significantly shaped my college experience. Maybe some of you remember me, but it's likely that most of you don't, and that's totally fine. I'm just an observer and a learner. College for me, as it is for most college-goers, was a catalyst of an experience. One that was filled with trials and victories that are unique to me, and that ultimately I now consider pure joy as I reflect upon them. After the first semester of my freshman year, I was pretty positive that I probabl