-: I probably didn't appreciate Oswego more
until after I graduated and
it, the program was great, the professors were great
and I would definitely say the best relationships,
friendships that I've created there,
people that I'm still friends with to this day,
that we still do things together and all of that.
So I just think it prepared me to work with people.
It prepared me
to be
an explorer
in that sense.
I'm a girl who loves the heat, hot.
I like it 90 degrees, hazy, hot and humid.
I went to a place that has lake effect snow
(laughing)
that starts in September and goes to April.
It's cold, but it was a place
that really
kinda cemented the idea
of support, of network,
of family, of follow through
and all those things.
So it gave me, you know,
those pieces were already in me,
but it really helped me to grow those foundations
and it's really helped me in my career as well now.
It's been just a great opportunity,
and the more that I'm away,
you know I graduated in 1994,
but I've tried to stay active as an alum.
I've come to appreciate it even more.
I was just there last month for a meeting
and just being on campus and seeing the changes,
it's always great to see your school grow
and develop and move further into the 21st century
and all that type of stuff.
And to see how they've grown makes me even more proud
that I'm an alum of the school to see
what they've done there, what they're continuing to do.
I think it just put a foundation of me of,
I was already a hard worker 'cause I come
from a family of hard workers,
but it also allowed me to see that,
you know, take a chance.
And I've always been willing to take a chance.
I stepped away from PR, did a business,
all these different things.
And I'm glad that I did it all.