Life Must Go On, Really

Just last night I just wrapped up my last class in my master's program: Communications for Advocacy. I was overwhelmed by a fact that I'm saying good bye to one my favorite moments in life. However, I am relieved because now I earned my master degree! A degree that I wanted to pursue since 2018. Whatta life! I am grateteful for everything I passed and have during since September 2023 to date. Time really flies. No doubt. I still remember how freak out I was first time go to the campus but now I's familiar with that, and not to mention I'm an alumn!! Not official tho. I'll receive my diploma and formal graduation in June so.. 

Another thing that hanging in my mind that I think make me overwhelmed now is by a fact I do not have a stable job as I'm writing this. These couple weeks had been super rough for me with finals, part time job on campus, and job application. I had bad and weird dreams three days in row, woke up with full of anxiety, and just felt restless. I was losing hope. YES. WAS. I have hope now. 

Somehow, after my last ever and ever presentation last night (huhuhuh I AM CRYING NOW), my hope (suddenly) grows! Somehow I knew I'll find my way, but not now. And all of this overwhelmed: sad but happy with all this graduation is totally okay. I just got a bumped of super emotional moment in my life. 

I even do not understand what I am writing now. I feel soooooo restless but peaceful now. WEIRD. I KNOW. But this is life, my friend! Weird, fun, sad, happy things happen all at once. I am grateful for everything. 

I DID IT! A lil girl from a small city in Indonesia, made her way to the U.S and earned master degree!!! YES, MAMA, I DID IT! And I won't stop. 

Life must go on, really. 
And I miss writing more on this blog. 
I will. I promise. 

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