It was now my final year in college, and my only year living off campus. I had to use the shuttle to get to and from campus, leading to new experiences and new adventures. Since my sophomore year of college I continued working at EH&S on campus, doing basic-office work including scanning and browsing Facebook.
It was time for an internship, and a true test of what “Communications” looked liked in the real world. I got an internship at NBC Universal, but I ultimately decided it was impossible to get there in San Diego without a car. (The bus schedule didn’t work out either). That forever shaped my path away from what I wanted to do, which was work in television. Seeing that I was already captivated by the camp I worked at in the summer, I knew that teaching would probably be the path I went on after college. And so, the internship acquired this year was at the Sustainability Resource Center where I helped design the website for the organization. They didn’t go with my design.
My relationship acquired from ICRA eventually deterioriated and was going through a rough patch. Eventually it ended in January, culminating in me trying to recover from the heartbreak in the months leading up to graduation. It was a lot harder since the relationship was much more serious than the relationship in high school that was seemingly easier to get over. I used my friendships to try my best to move on, distracting myself with clubs such as Tzu Ching, UCSD Cares, Young Americans for Liberty, and of course Youth for Ron Paul.
I try to refrain from talking about politics on this blog anymore, because it’s so divisive. In college I was much more politically active, and was convinced Ron Paul would be the best President. I believed in him as a candidate because he was authentic in speaking out against the wars and debt plaguing our country, and was also willing to speak out against his own party. This dedication of course led me to eventually go to Iowa to help canvass for him in December of 2011 prior to the Iowa Caucuses. Though he didn’t win, I don’t think I’ll ever support a candidate as proudly as I did him, when our club brought him to UCSD to speak to a crowd of over 6000 people.
I’m much more moderate than libertarian today because I’m 100% certain that many of the problems facing out country today could not be solved by the free market (most notably global warming). But still I’m grateful for the distraction that Ron Paul club gave me in healing from my breakup in 2012.
I’m also grateful to many of the friendships that saved me this year from sorrow. Including boardgames and drinks events, my senior year was a happy experience culminating in graduation and eventually leaving San Diego. With 75 visits to Phil’s BBQ in, I was sad to leave the place I had so proudly loved for 4 years.
