I have a huge head.  I’m serious.  Sometimes people claim to have a big head, but they just have a lot of hair or a broad forehead or something. That’s not true with me.  We’re talking gigantic.  When I size my head with measuring tape, starting from in between my eyes and going all the way around the center of my head, it’s over 23 inches.  That’s a sizable head. And I just recently got a haircut.

Graduation is on Sunday.  I didn’t walk at my high school graduation, so this would be my first time donning a cap and gown and walking across the stage amongst my peers.   I’m pretty excited about it, but probably only because I have never done it before.  Needless to say, I was beside myself when I went to the bookstore a few days ago to pick up my cap, gown and tassel.  I rushed home to try it on.

First of all, who makes these things, and do they know we live in southern Florida, and that graduation is at the end of May?! Why on earth would somebody pick polyester to construct these things with?  Just standing in my apartment in my gown, I immediately begin to break sweat.  Secondly, what’s with the awkward length?  Is it supposed to hit me mid-calf, or am I just so unbelievably tall that whatever company makes these things didn’t know what to do with themselves?  And don’t get me started on the cap.

While each gown is supposedly sized based on your height, all the caps are the same size.  Really?  Everyone graduating has the same size head?  One size never fits all.  Believe me.  Of course, the cap doesn’t really fit over my large skull.  I can pull it down and risk blood loss, or I can use my girlfriend’s bobby pins.  Either way, I’m not too happy with my graduation cap situation.

What I am happy with is where life is going for me.  While complaining about my large head (my girlfriend has heard the contents of this blog multiple times) may seem like a big deal at the time, what’s really important is that I’m about to take a big step in life.  Graduating college is a huge deal.  I always thought “oh, yeah, I’ll graduate college. Some day.”  Well, that day is coming.  It’s Sunday.

Eckerd College has taught me how to have a passion for learning.  I’ve really grown to intensely appreciate everything the world has to offer.  Whether it’s traveling abroad by myself in China, or writing a 20 page research paper on a topic that I chose, or reading novels from all over the world, I jump into everything happily.  I made the right decision to attend Eckerd College four years ago, and I wouldn’t change my mind if I could go back.