Introduction of a Woman Who Loves to Yell Boomer Sooner

Last night I was talking to a couple of Freshman girls at a recruiting event and they asked me, "Does college really go by fast?" At first, I was in genuine shock that I was finally old enough to be asked that question. After almost four years of college I was suddenly OLD. I was on my way to using a Jitterbug and sneaking extra sugary candy to my grandkids. At 21 years of age, I am suddenly the greatest source of knowledge there ever was concerning time. So, after my many years of experience.... does college actually go by just as fast as everyone says it does?

(My New Phone, The Samsung Jitterbug. Photo by Flickr)

I am Camille and I am a Senior at The University of Oklahoma majoring in Neuroscience. I chose Neuroscience because at the age of ten my Grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Watching my family suffer put the fuel in my tank to make a change in what we know about the brain. I have hope that someday I can help prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease. The link between nutrition and Alzheimer's fascinates me and I hope to be able to use food to prevent the onset of the disease. Concerning my future from here, I have no idea. I am going to take on one day at a time till I get to where I am going.

When I am not studying I am doing one of a few things: working out, hiking (click HERE to see my favorite hiking adventures), or spending time with my friends. If you are a fan of OU Football you probably know my friends and I, we are the RUF/NEKS and the RUF/NEK Lil'Sis. If that does not ring a bell, we are the people who shoot the shotguns and drive/ride the Sooner Schooner every football game (If you are still drawing a blank, check out the picture below to see us in action)! These people have become my rock while at OU. We have traveled from Long Beach, CA to Miami, FL together, stayed up way too late, woken up way too early, and have a great time representing the University of Oklahoma.

(Touchdown Run with Sooner Schooner: Picture by Camille)

The past four years have been nothing short of incredible, but..... did they go by in a blink if the eye? 

No. The longest portion of my life has felt like college. I look back and it feels as if it has been an eternity, but in the best way ever. It has been full. Filled to the brim with friends, laughter, success, growth, love, and learning. I have traveled across the United States, hiked to the tops of mountains (small mountains, no Kilimanjaro....yet), and found my friends in a rowdy group. I have seen things and felt things that I was ignorant to before college. College has only been four years for me, but every moment has been full and has made me who I am today: a fun loving, adventurous, and determined woman who loves to yell Boomer Sooner (: