![]() ![]() There are a lot of ways I’ve changed over my undergrad, but there are also a lot of ways I’ve not. There were many times at Grebel where I felt really connected. I was involved with Orientation Week, PACS Living-Learning Community, Peace Society, Student Council, Chapel Committee, Talent Shows, Grebel conferences, the Centre for Peace Advancement, and I also took PACS, Religious Studies, and Music courses. I lived in residence for three terms, in the apartments for three terms, and was an off-campus associate for four terms. There are few corners of Grebel that I didn’t find my way into, even with three terms online. ![]() I have always been a highly involved person, and this continued into my experience at Grebel for the past five years. In my senior year of high school, I won “Most likely to achieve world peace,” so I knew that I had a lot of hard work ahead of me. I remember walking into Grebel on Move-In Day in 2018, brighteyed and bushy-tailed. Keep choosing to love unconditionally, laugh uncontrollably, live like you’re the main character in a totally epic-sauce movie (because you are), and importantly, as the wise Henry Stevens once told me, “Always go to bed, unless it’s worth it.” VICTORIA LUMAX Bachelor of Arts, Honours, Peace and Conflict Studies, Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication Moving forward, I hope that I will choose to do the same, no matter where I end up.Īs my time here comes to an end, I’m gonna be your mom for just a second and encourage you all to continue to make good choices. And, most of all, thank you for being a community that chooses to love and support even in the least peachy of circumstances. Thank you for pushing me to become a better leader and learner. Thank you for adopting me into this home where I have made memories and friends that will last a lifetime. I wouldn’t say that university has been easy, but it has certainly been easier knowing that, as the wise Troy Bolton once said, “We’re all in this together.” Other times, mental health challenges claim the life of a friend and you experience a loss like you’ve never experienced before. Sometimes, global pandemics just pop up out of nowhere and completely disrupt life as you know it. Because let’s face it, life isn’t always peaches and cream. At Grebel, I became part of a community that not only knows how to have fun together, but also how to support one another through the tough times. But more importantly, this is where I met so many incredible people that have since become truly dear to my heart. ![]() It was here at Grebel that I lived, laughed, and learned important life lessons, like how it’s not actually necessary to sleep every night, and how you really shouldn’t trust anyone who tells you the Cookie Mascot is “one size fits all,” lest you end up in the parking lot with your pants at your ankles. JOCELYN BRETZLAFF Bachelor of Science, Honours, Health Studies, Pre-Clinical Specialization, Experiential Education Certificate Here are several of this year’s reflections. At the end of each year, several graduating residence students are invited to reflect on their time at Grebel and offer words of wisdom to the rest of the Grebel community at Chapel or Community Supper. ![]()
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