I have graduated from SCAD. I didn’t take a lot of pictures that day. I was busy. But I did it. I’m very confident in myself as a writer and I know that my ideas are something worth making. I’ve never been more ready and excited to jump into the entertainment industry. That said, those feelings come along with a lot of sadness for leaving a college I’ve grown to appreciate over my four years. It started awful, but it was 2020, so what can you do? But even that first year; I learned to love Savannah. Then as everyone was able to come back to a normal school, I quickly learned how passionate I was about being in the creative side of the entertainment industry. I can gaff like h-e-double hockey sticks, but I wasn’t excited yet. I knew I loved to write and direct. I finally took the step into that world the beginning of my junior year. It’s been six quarters, nineteen classes and many hours of writing courses, and even that felt like a beautiful full four years. I enjoyed and experienced so much of what that field had to offer. I plan to explore more in the future. I plan to explore many aspects of the entertainment industry. I can now confidently say that, because of all you great people at SCAD, I am a writer. But god it sucks to leave all of you, who I’ve gotten to know over the years. It was hard leaving high school (for a lot of reasons). I loved seeing the random people I hadn’t talked to in years in the hallway or at a game or a show; anything. The community I felt then was so comfortable and welcoming. I didn’t have to know names, but I was happy that they were there. That same feeling was shared in college with a whole new cast of incredible people. But this time it felt like it was all on the clock. And that clock ticked to zero fast. It sucks leaving a community of creative and wonderful people so quickly after finally settling in, but now it’s time for so long. It’s time to enter a new world of possibilities that I’m excited to embrace. I look forward to seeing all of you, my friends, soon in the future. And maybe even some in a hallway where I’m happy that you’re there. Thank you SCAD, and thank you, specifically. For everything.