The end is near

In less than 2 weeks I will have a Bachelor's degree in hand. I will have completed my college education, and what do I intend to do with it? Who even knows. I mean the ultimate goal is to teach and have a job and a home and things of that nature, but it isn't looking so promising out there right now. I'd like to take this time now though, not to dwell on the unknown, but to look at the past. What would I have done differently in my four years at Bluffton?

• Taken it more seriously from the beginning. In the first couple of years you are going to classes thinking do the homework, pass the test enough to not fail, move on. I probably should have actually retained some of that stuff and I probably should have tried to keep my GPA higher.
  
• Joined more clubs. Not only do they look good on your resume, but they let you meet more people, have more experiences, and they kill the boredom.
  
• Expand my circle of friends. I have a few close friends from school, but not nearly as many as I would have liked to come away with. Don't get me wrong, I'm very thankful for the ones that I have. I just wish I would have taken the time to get to know more people on a more personal level.
  
• Went on a few more random trips. College is the perfect time to do this. You have the time and everyone you go with is just as broke as you. So they don't mind sleeping in the cheapest motel you can find. My trips included Amish country and Indy and that's about it. Pathetic.
• Went on a cross-cultural trip. It was a golden opportunity that I passed up for all the wrong reasons. Yes, it was a good choice as far as my TESOL is concerned, but I wish I had the experience.
• Took better care of my body. You know, eating better, working out more. I was much smaller when I entered college than I am now as I'm about to leave.