Next week I’m going to the Enactus United States National Exposition, where the Enactus team from Roberts Wesleyan will compete against over 200 other schools. After three years, a few different leadership roles, a variety of projects, and over 1,000 hours of work in these projects and roles, my time as a team member is slowly drawing to a close.
When I look back on everything I’ve done with Enactus, I genuinely don’t know what I would have done without it. Maybe I would have found another activity on campus, or pursued opportunities outside of school. Now that I think about it, I might not have stayed at Roberts. I considered transferring during my first year but decided to stick around for another semester. During that semester, I joined Enactus, and the rest is history.
It’s been especially meaningful to me because Enactus is based out of the business department, and yet they accepted me as one of their own without question. They embraced my different skill set and willingly taught me new ones. It’s more than a club or a job; Enactus is my family, and saying goodbye to it will be one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.
I bring up Enactus because it’s been a huge catalyst in creating the person I’ve become throughout college. The Sarah who graduates in 43 days is not the same Sarah who came to Roberts as a Freshman. When you think about it, four years isn’t all that long, but the transformation is astoundin
This is what scares me about the World Race. I’ll still be me, but over the course of the 11 months I’ll be facing challenges and experiences that are likely to change me in some way. I know that there will be some things that stay – no matter what I’m sure I’ll still be sarcastic, awkward, and love puns and dumb jokes more than one person probably should… but at the same time, I worry I’ll change too much. That my post-race self will be so different than it was before I left. But what reassures me is that I will have a team that is growing and changing with me, a community that I will live and work with day in and day out. It will be new territory, but I will never be alone.
So don’t let the title scare you – my plans for the race are still on as scheduled, and although the premise of graduating college and moving on to this new journey scares the living daylights out of me, I look forward to both, just not without some reservations. When I say “I don’t want to go” I mean that I’m not ready for change just yet. But it will come whether I like it or not, so please be praying for me in my preparation, and for my Enactus team next week as we compete and as the current leaders turn their roles over to the new ones.
Quick fundraising update: once I enter the funds from my t-shirt sales and some other donations, I will be at $2,000 and very close to my checkpoint for my first deadline! If you are interested in contributing, please go to the “support me” tab on the left side of the page.
