Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9
Monthly Archives: June 2014
I also happened to be featured during NBC’s graduation recap across America! You can look for me at :35 and 1:09.
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2014 !!
She’s gonna dream up the world she wants live in, she’s gonna dream out loud.
U2
On Wednesday, May 20th, I hopped on the subway bright and early to make my way up to Yankee Stadium for the NYU All-School Commencement Ceremony. My family had planned on meeting me there since it was rush hour. Around 125th Street a stranger tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I was Sarah. I gave him a funny look and nodded. He went on to tell me that people were shouting my name at the other end of the subway car. Believe it or not, my family somehow ended up in the exact same subway car at the exact same time during rush hour in NYC. Pretty wild.
Upon arriving at Yankee Stadium, I bumped into my very first friend at NYU. We ended up sitting together directly behind Home Plate. It seemed fitting that I started and ended college with the same friend by my side. It just so happened that my family was seated on the second tier directly behind me – between my hat and grandpa’s bright orange jacket, we were able to constantly lock eyes throughout the whole ceremony, making it that much more special. The rain held up and we had a beautiful day as J. Sexton, Mariano Rivera, Aretha Franklin, and Janet Yellen took the stage. As we flipped our tassels and the torch was passed, it was the over. The day had arrived when I could finally call myself an NYU Alum.
KEEP ON DREAMING OUT LOUD.
You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
Tom Brokaw
Well, it’s official: I’m an NYU Alumna. It’s a strange sensation – I checked out of school about a year ago (prior to South America), graduated early, celebrated the end of college by ringing in the New Year on Copacabana, and received my diploma in the mail back in February. Walking for graduation wasn’t something to which I was looking forward. In fact, it was only for my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents that I walked in the first place. In the end, I sure am happy that they convinced me to walk.
On Monday, May 19th, I attended the Steinhardt Graduation at Radio City Music Hall – quite a place to walk! I was worried that I wouldn’t know anyone and would find myself sitting alone, but fortunately I found a group of lovely ladies amongst the sea of purple gowns. At the sound of pomp and circumstance, I realized that this was real, that my NYU chapter was finally closing. It was surreal. To be sitting in the front row of Radio City and hear my name called as I walked around the stage solidified the end of college: I did it.
The following day, the Empire State Building was lit up in purple to honor the NYU grads. I’d seen it for the past few years, and yet this year it was special, this year the city of New York was congratulating me. We all went down to the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade to get a shot of the NYC Skyline with the Empire State Building all lit up; it was beautiful and moving all the same.
Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that’s it. You’re going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that’s deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way.
Andrew Shue
The Five Foot Traveler 
