The first few weeks of freshman year of college can be a scary time. For most, it is the first time they are permanently away from home, living with complete strangers in a town that they are unfamiliar with.
However, my parents kept reminding me in the weeks leading up to move in day to enjoy my time because college is the best four years of your life. I didn’t know it at the time, but they were exactly right.
They also warned me that those four years are done within the blink of an eye, and once again, that statement was spot on.
It seems like just yesterday I was moving my stuff into Robinson Hall without the slightest idea of what the future held or what I wanted to do with my life. Being an athlete was fun and exciting, yet challenging at first trying to adjust to the everyday aspects of school work, athletics and trying to have some form of a social life.
My only main regret from my time here is not getting actively involved in clubs/activities outside of Cross Country in my first two years. That all changed when I joined The BV halfway through my junior year.
Even though I have only been writing for three semesters, my life has changed so much because of The BV and the great people who are a part of it. As a journalism and mass communication major, I was still unsure of what direction I wanted to take my career at this point junior year.
Fast forward to now and I have developed a passion for writing and specifically in sports. From a very young age, my dream was to get a job related to sports but I didn’t realize until joining The BV what career I wanted to pursue: sports writing.
As a senior, it is very easy to constantly find yourself reminiscing about the good, and the bad from the four years at St. Bonaventure. Heck, I’ve been doing it every weekend since the beginning of February.
The thing about St. Bonaventure is I don’t want to leave. Sure, I’m very excited for the next chapter of my life and going into the real world , but saying I will miss this place would be an understatement.
This truly is my second home and it always will be. The friendships I have made here will follow me until the day I die. These are the people who will be in my wedding and vice versa.
Only people within the St. Bonaventure community will understand the meaning of the “Bona Bubble.” The thing about this bubble is once you are in it, you never truly leave.
Nick Konotopskyj is the Sports Editor of The Bona Venture. His email is konotonr12@bonaventure.edu
