MEMORIES
DEAR UH, THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES By Jiselle Santos
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lot of graduating seniors are in the same position as me, reflecting back on their years at their respective universities and thinking about what the future holds for them. We’re completing a milestone, but with that milestone, hardships and accomplishments came with it. To my time here at UH, I’m thankful for the opportunities and experiences that allowed me to grow, but it is my time to say goodbye. Thank you for the obstacles It may have included living on campus and still managing to get to class late, or racing to your cars after class before the afternoon 38
HOUSTONIAN // Spring 2021
rush hour hits to get back home trying to beat the traffic. Maybe it might have been not getting the grade you wanted on the exam you studied for, pulling an all-nighter, changing majors (for me it was multiple times). The long breaks between classes for that one semester, do you nap or study at the library, The Nook, Cougar Grounds, the study room on the fifth floor of CBB? Or trying to survive a natural disaster from each semester, it could be a hurricane, a winter storm, flash floods, the pipe-burst on I-10 causing a water outage, and now the coronavirus pandemic. Midterms, finals, basically any
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exam — you gone through it. Then having to take tests at the CASA testing centers, making sure to book the correct testing center for the exams and eventually show up to fail the exam. As for that one class you had in Garrison, there was definitely a workout or two trying to run to that class. Thank you for the relationships. I’m sure many of us remember our first day at UH. Excited to step into the classrooms after getting accustomed to the University after orientation, ready to join clubs and organizations, and hoping to make new friends. Some of us may have had the
