The end of January means there are three months left until the end of the school year. For some that might mean the end of college and the time for graduation and real life. For others it may mean the end of one year and a summer to prepare for another with less mistakes and more adventures.  Either way it is all time that is slipping through our fingers.

We can choose to let the time pass us by as we forcefully make ourselves complete the requirements that are set in front of us. The paper that was assigned on the first day of class is still at the stage of being thought of maybe once or twice a week, if that. The homework assignments, the extra-curricular to-dos are all getting slowly done right before they are due. This is the same cycle that we are all used to.

But what if we do something different today? What if we choose to do something that has always been a dream to us instead? The work will still be there when we are done. But the exhilaration of crossing something off of our bucket list will be fleeting and we should all feel it at least once.

If you do not have a bucket list, now is the time to make one. Choose the things that have always seemed so fascinating to you. It may be going to eat something that you have always wanted to try or it may be something that relates to your academics like getting a high grade in the crazy hard science class you are in. All of these are acceptable things to put on your bucket list.

Then pick a couple that can be done within the next couple of months and get started on doing them. What better way to create more life long memories with your friends? Be like the four friends on MTV’s “The Buried Life” and help one another accomplish different things.

College is the time to discover what we want to do in life. We can think about it, or make it real. Do not feel you have to do things that are huge and require a lot of courage and are outside of Charleston. There are opportunities we can take advantage of right here on our campus and can easily make a part of our bucket list. All it takes is our determination and passion for them.

Now if you will excuse me, I am going to try to get myself to the top of the castle.

Shirmeen Ahmad is a junior journalism and political science major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].