So the other night, I completed my college application for Purdue University!!! Woohoo! It was so much fun! No really! I had fun!!! :)

So to the request of my darling friend, Camille, here is my essay that I wrote...

The prompt was: You have just fulfilled your lifelong career and are now about to start your autobiography. Share the title and introduction.

A Modern Fairytale Intertwined with Reality

A dream that comes true; that’s all I ever wanted. I wanted that happy ending that make your eyes swell with tears of joy. The ending where you jump up and down with enthusiasm and yell over and over again, “I did it!” And you know what? I got it. I got my fairytale ending. I accomplished my goals and made my dreams and wishes become a reality. Although, I have to admit, the plot of my life didn’t compare to the well-known Cinderella story. I faced my own trials and tribulations along the way without the wave of a magical wand to save me from a situation of desperation. I faced experiences that altered my life. I challenged myself through my doubts and questions unanswered. Should I continue on this path of education of which I have chosen? Should I stay true to my faith, my beliefs? What are my values? My standards? But the question that kept itself in the front of my mind and never left was the question that no young woman is willing to answer immediately, without hesitation. Have I been deceiving myself and living a lie? Or do I have self-confidence somewhere within me? Throughout my life, each and every one of these questions haunted me, as they should. I was entering new territory everyday that felt foreign to my recurring habits and natural instincts. As I continued to progress and learn everyday, I began to ask myself a new question that overlapped the fear and fright. From that point on, I examined each of my experiences using this question as my guideline for success and achievements. When times came upon me I would ask, am I ready to blossom?