Revelation. Kind of......

It's that time of the semester where those who are filing for graduation need to start applying.  Ive been trying to get my advisers signature for the last couple days, but always come at the wrong times. Even today, I came earlier than usual and he wasn't in his office.  Luckily I headed back right after and caught him as he was heading there.

Sitting with him as he looked over my papers, he kept asking me a few questions about.. I guess LIFE.  He asked what I want to do once I graduate, how are classes going, was it difficult to get into my classes, how'd I like going to this school.. but one in particular made me laugh, which also made him laugh a bit which was

"You were an INTERIOR DESIGN MAJOR?"
Yes...I WAS.  For the first 3 years of being at that school I was an Interior Design major.  But not once in that 3 year span did I ever take an art class.  Not one.  Not even as an elective for GE.  How did I get from an Interior design major to a Microbiology major?  I told him my story:

*I applied to the school as a CELL AND MOLECULAR student, but I entered the school as an Interior Design major as I had changed it prior to entering the school.  I chose an art major because Art was something that I've been thinking of doing for a long time (back in high school I was ready to apply to an art school, only to realize in my senior year that I wanted to go to a "4yr school").  I ended up changing it to Microbiology because I knew it was science that I loved and wanted to do.

He told me he was amazed, mentioning that not most college students actually take the time to explore and think about what they're doing or take the time to actually find that thing that they're meant to do.

Him telling me this made me realize that science really is who I am.  I know I always joke around about science stuff, or explain scientific things to people when they ask, but it's been awhile since I had to think about why I decided to change my major from an art to science major.  And for him to, I guess, praise my decision made me realize that I did choose the right path. 

All the hardships I've gone through...
Watching myself re-taking courses I SHOULD have passed the first time...
So many years of being at this school...
Watching my friends graduate before my eyes...

I've felt myself wanting to give up, maybe even switching my major, but in the end, I'm happy and proud of the accomplishments I've made so far.  I know in the end it's all going to be worth it.