Notes From ND
 | Author:
Mikayla Kraft, MT43News Correspondent
MT43 News School Correspondent |
Mikayla Kraft
MT43News Correspondent
Right now, I am sitting in the corner of my room, next to an open window and listening to the cars drive by, the wind in the trees, and the birds singing. My room smells like my favorite coffee, Garden Isle Kauai brand, and my room looks like a miniature replica of what I want my future home to look like (all thanks to Pinterest). I’ve grown to love where I live, even if it is only a bedroom in the middle of the NDSU campus. I have made so many memories with my friends and have made it my home. Unfortunately, everything must come to an end, and this next month is the end of my time in Dinan Hall.
I don’t know what's next for me. I don’t have a job lined up for the summer, but I have prospects, and I don’t know where I will live, though I have an idea. It is a weird feeling, but maybe that is just how it is when you are just starting to live your life like an adult. Now, the big question is, do I even have a plan? I do! Right now, parts of the plan are up in the air and are dependent on a few things, but they are a work in progress.
A week before the last day of the semester, I am going to move the large stuff - like my mini fridge, my storage cubby, and my microwave - to the Pahls' place. Come the end of the second-to-last week, I plan on packing everything up and preparing for the big move. When the semester ends, I am moving to Wisconsin to live on my own for a bit and try to make a name for myself out there. My boyfriend is in the process of buying his first house, and the plan is that I will live there in Auburndale while he lives and works in Appleton. This summer, I plan to work a job in the agricultural or medical industry. There is a possibility of me working one out of four jobs: AI breeding Holstein cattle, a laboratory analyst for ALS Environmental, or a veterinary receptionist. It may be difficult for me to get a job like this, but they sound open to internships and may take me in for this and future summers. If they are not willing to take me in, I can always find a job in retail sales or coffee. On top of all that, I will be taking six online credits.
I have concepts of a plan, but they haven’t been carried out yet, so things could change. This point in my life is weird, and I don’t have everything figured out. But in the next few weeks, I know there will be clarity and things will work themselves out. I just have to go with the flow. There has been a lot of prayer about what the right decision is, and I can’t wait to see where God leads me this summer.
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