Final Stretch

In less than... three weeks, school will be over and I will be graduating and attempting to live as an adult.

To say the least, I'm anxious, nervous and scared out of my mind.

I've been applying for jobs, both ASU related and non-ASU related. I applied last week and a bunch on Tuesday. I'm hoping and praying that I get a reply. When I get back from class today, I'll also be applying to Fry's, Starbucks, Safeway, and Target. I'm really hoping for a call back from someone.

I've also been looking for places to live. I was going to get a three bedroom apartment with my boyfriend and a mutual friend of ours. That fell through and I kinda went into a panic cause I wasn't entirely sure that my boyfriend wanted to get a 2 bedroom place with me or not. Working the desk is kinda of a bad place to really freak out. I've been looking at studio apartments in the area and 2 bedroom places. Getting a 2 bedroom is cheaper (about $300 each) than getting two studio or 1 bedroom places near campus.

In addition to job hunting and apartment hunting, I have papers and presentations to deal with. I have the papers done, I just have to make revisions and prepare for presentation and it's very stressful. I don't like the end of the year that much.

Graduation

It is less that eight weeks until graduation. It still hasn't hit me that I'm finally graduating... or that I'm even a senior! I think as I get closer to May, it'll finally dawn on me that I am graduating.

My family is coming down. My family and I have a sorted history but over the past few weeks, we are talking more and trying to reestablish ties with each other. It's kinda of scary. For so long, I didn't really have a family and now that I do, I'm not sure what to do.

I got my cap and gown last week. I was expecting it to be more pricy but I was surprised. My cap and gown are hanging on the edge of my lofted bed. I need to get the wrinkles out of it before the bed day.

I'm starting to look for jobs and places where I want to live. I'm scared out of my mind cause I don't know what my next step is. I know that I'm going to work and live somewhere, just don't know where.. yet. Everything is going to hit me at once, I just know it. Hopefully, I'm prepared enough for when that happens.

A Little About Myself

Hello. My name is Georgia Looney. I go to Arizona State University and I'm majoring in Urban and Metropolitan Studies. This is my last semester here. That's right, in May I will be graduating! I've had an interesting four years at ASU. I've changed my major four times. I've done physics, geology, Earth and Space Exploration and now UMS. As you can see, I went from a pure science background in geology to public policy. I've been in the UMS program for the last two years and I can safely say that I know more about the Phoenix metro area, urban policy and local governments than I have ever really wanted to learn. But I can say that my geology background coupled with my urban studies will actually come in handy. My dream job is to work for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA. I would like to do disaster management, specifically in geologic hazards. According to Wikipedia, disaster management is:
"Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks.[1] It is a discipline that involves preparing for disaster before it occurs, disaster response (e.g., emergency evacuation, quarantine, mass decontamination, etc.), and supporting, and rebuilding society after natural or human-made disasters have occurred. In general, any Emergency management is the continuous process by which all individuals, groups, and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid or ameliorate the impact of disasters resulting from the hazards. Actions taken depend in part on perceptions of risk of those exposed.[2] Effective emergency management relies on thorough integration of emergency plans at all levels of government and non-government involvement." -Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_management

So, I have a lot of work ahead of me. For all I know, life will steer me towards something better. But overall, I just want to help people. I think I'm on the right track.