This year has definitely been one to remember for me. To start off, I feel like this year has been the most influential in my personal development and in my progression as a Buckeye. To start off, I was able to travel a lot and be competitive with the club tennis team, which has allowed me to continue playing the sport I love while creating some incredible friendships. I have also grown significantly as an ambassador and a leader, as this is my first year officially on the team. My confidence has grown and I now feel as though I can give others a great experience at Ohio State when they come to visit. I am now very comfortable answering questions and am also more knowledgeable about what my college has to offer. I have developed a greater appreciation for what I do and I thoroughly enjoy being an ambassador. In addition to my development in tennis and as an ambassador, I have also grown as a mentor for International Affairs. I truly value relationships and it has been refreshing to be able to have a mentee through this program. I reflect on what my first year was like and so it is interesting to hear my mentee’s perspective on her own life during her freshman year. I feel like those moments happened for me yesterday, and I still remember feeling overwhelmed by everything here and not knowing where my life was going. After this year, though, I can say that I am well-established and have a great idea of where I am and where I want to go with my life. I have delved into my passions and I now enjoy my involvements even more than I did last year. My resume has improved ten-fold, as I have increased my extra-curricular activities and have received an amazing job. I received a summer internship with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as an Environmental Health & Safety intern and I am still shocked that I was able to make it through the strenuous interview process and be blessed with such an amazing opportunity. I am establishing myself in the real world very soon, which is scary but also very exciting. In addition to my internship, I figured out this year that I will be graduating a year early, which is going to change my life in a positive way. I have the opportunity to go out into the world, create new experiences, and ultimately pursue my dreams. I have a plan for what I will do after I graduate, and hopefully I will be able to live it. Another important change in my life that occurred during this past year was getting linked into the Sphinx Senior Honorary at OSU. Even though I have just met my new class, I know that we are going to build lifelong relationships that will last forever. Having my sister link me into the society was an unforgettable moment that I will cherish forever and I am excited for what the next year will bring us at Ohio State and beyond. I am the happiest I have ever been in my life, and it is truly because of everything that I have worked for and all of the amazing opportunities that I have been blessed with. This year has been monumental in terms of achieving success and happiness for myself, and I cannot wait for what my third and final year has in store for me.