LumberChats: Inside NAU

🎓 4 years later: Karringtan's Lumberjack Recap 🎓

July 23, 2020 Northern Arizona University
LumberChats: Inside NAU
🎓 4 years later: Karringtan's Lumberjack Recap 🎓
Show Notes

Getting lost, finding my voice and myself. Karringtan Bell (Class of 2020) takes us through each year and shares what she learned along the way.

Freshman year
Freshman year definitely wasn’t perfect. 

It was difficult living in a new environment. I remember all the slips on the ice once the snow came along and having to live in such a small space at times. I did get lost, I did lock myself out of my dorm room multiple times, some of my classes were very hard, but I got through all of. 

No matter how difficult things got with classes or my personal life, reminding myself that I could get through this was what got me through that year. Along with the positivity and support from my family too!


The Middle Years: 

Even though I was still trying to figure out college life I felt more in control and not all over the place I was getting lost less, and only locked myself out of my apartment once that year.

 My sophomore and junior year were my blossoming years. I started making more friends and going to more events

I also started to become more confident and social. I felt like I was actually beginning to enjoy my college experience to the fullest. I joined a few clubs, started an internship with NAU Social. I started to find out where I belonged and it was a great feeling. 


Senior Year
Like many seniors I was really looking forward to walking across the stage in the dome to get my diploma, but due to COVID-19 I won’t be able to do that. 

Not walking across a stage doesn’t take away from the fact that I will have a degree. It doesn’t take away from all the hard work put in. It doesn’t take away how proud I am of myself. 

I will always have the memories from the past 4 years that will warm my heart forever. 

This isn’t the end, but the beginning of a new chapter for me and the rest of the Class of 2020. 


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