My Butterfly Story - Draft

I imagine my life as a big, fat, ugly caterpillar; always dreaming of becoming a beautiful butterly, fluttering among the pretty, red roses. You know, the kind of caterpillar who no matter what you tell them, they are sure of their beautiful butterfly destiny. I know there is a transformation that has to happen before one can become a butterfly, and until now, I have yet to find my cocoon.

I have been known to bounce from one interest to another, trying to find my true passion. My problem is I am passionate about being creative, I love to create; but it is the inner butterfly in me that keeps me fluttering from thing to another. Being the creative person that I am, I find that being able to pursue my passion is what keeps me sane in this crazy world.

This is where College Unbound comes in. I have been given the opportunity, to sit down and really confront what I have been scared to realize; and that is, I have to find a way to bring my creativeness to my work. Why would I be scared of that? Because I wasn't sure if I could be creative in the work that I do. I can't say that I wanted to be a successful artist, but I knew that I wanted to be able to do it if I wanted to. Once I realized that, I was able to allow room for growth and self-discovery through College Unbound.

I started this program, still very much a big, fat, ugly caterpillar attempting this program for everyone else except for myself. I didn't realize visualize this opportunity as a way for me to really get to know Danielle; I just saw it as a means to an end. As I ventured through the unsureness of indivdualized learning, I could see myself slowly changing. Still very much a fat caterpillar, I knew that I had to push myself.

And I have been pushing myself since February of 2012, it was this time that I lost one of my biggest supporters, my mother, number one reason for applying to the program. Up until then, I was content with getting by, wanting to be better but not really feeling the inner butterfly in me bursting out of my chest. When my mother passed away, I could feel the wings flapping in my throat, telling me, "You have got to do better! Be better! Fly better!" Since then I have been on a mission to flap my wings with pride, I have College Unbound to thank for that. You see, I see College Unbound as my cocoon of growth and self-discovery, and no matter when I graduate I know that with all that I have learned, I will be able to emerge as the beautiful, butterfly that is flapping around in my body.