Summer of Suze

This summer has been very interesting for me. As I get older I am amazed to see how much my life has changed from the previous year. As I sit back and look at the changes I also look at how much I have grown. Now that summer is coming to a close I’d like to share some of the things I’ve learned.

First of all, I learned how to truly let go of different people, places, and things. More than that I learned that just because I let go doesn’t mean I have to lose the memories. I let go of things I didn't even knit I needed to. For the first time in quite a hot minute I took out my class ring, and if you know what that means you know it's a large step. 

I learned that you need to find your people, and you’d be surprised where you might find them. In my case, they were sitting under my nose for the past three years.

I knew this already, but it was proven to be true over and over this summer and I’m so thankful for that. Friendship knows no distance, as far as that goes relationships, in general, do not. It is about how much work you are willing to put in.

I learned the value of hard work. In Auburn I have jobs during the school year, they all vary and they all understand that as a student I put school first. This summer I was not in school and I worked as a waitress. This is the first job that I found myself sometimes dreading going in because who knew if I would get an order wrong or spill a drink or any other number of things. No matter what I worked hard and I enjoyed meeting all the new people.

I discovered my passions and did something with them. This year I have become more passionate about photography and writing. I expressing my passion and love for writing in each blog that I write. For photography, I found an internship and was published in a Tennessee magazine, I also did my first ever solo photoshoot, and interned for a local photographer.

I rediscovered my love for adventure and travel. I decided to make my new goal to travel to a new place every year. When I was younger I went to San Francisco, but since I had very vague memories of it I went back this year and I'm choosing to count is as my one new place. I got to explore and being on my own was freeing. 

This summer I grew into myself and I grew in ways I didn't even know I needed. To me, that in itself is growth. I lived my best life this summer and so we all join fly called it the summer of Suze and now that it's over I hope to continue it the rest of the year.