A New Start
Ever since I was born, I've loved fresh starts. Whether celebrating a new year on the calendar, starting a new grade in school, or cheering on a new Philly/PSU sports team season with undefeated records, the idea of starting new things has been something I've loved for as long as I can remember. I think in some ways it is human nature to like a fresh start, but I guess you could say I've been wired to appreciate it even more than most. While some of this love for new beginnings may come from a sense of perfectionism, I've learned a lot over my 23 years about how to keep going even when you take the first loss or it doesn't all go the way you might have hoped. It has been a busy (almost) two months since the end of student teaching. Between graduating from Penn State and saying goodbye to State College, my sister and brother-in-law getting married!, and a trip to Kansas for the American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) annual conference, it has been a ...
