I remember lying in bed on a Sunday night, thinking to myself: What will college be like? The next day, I made the long awaited journey from California to Boston. It is difficult to put into words what my experience at Boston College has really meant to me. I traveled 3,000 miles from everything I knew to come to Boston and a world unknown to me. I was placed in the Carroll School of Management as a finance major, and I had no idea what finance was. I was unaware of the wide array of service opportunities that were available at BC. I did not even know what a Jesuit was (let alone that this was a Jesuit school).
But over the course of four years, I have learned more than I could have possibly dreamed of learning. I learned how to live on my own and not rely on my parents when I encountered a problem. Through the programs I have participated in (4Boston, Appalachia Volunteers, Pedro Arrupe service trips), I learned about the ideal of "men and women for others." I spent my happiest times involved in these programs, not only because of their mission and purpose.
It was the people I met that changed my view on the world. Working in solidarity with fellow BC students is something no prospective student could ever possibly understand from an admissions pamphlet. No tour guide could ever relay that feeling to a group of parents asking about the service programs here. I have been unable to adequately thank everyone that I have met in these programs. So to wevery single person I have served with, regardless of where our friendship is now: if we have not spoken in years, or if we are now best friends, I want to express my gratitude to you for making this experience more than I could have ever dreamed. Thank you.
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