Today is my birthday, and it is not just any birthday – I am officially entering my 30s! Fabulous! 🙂
I realized looking back at the last ten years – it has been filled with various activities and wonderful memories. Looking back at where I was over the years from Florida to CA to Tennessee and now in Louisville, there are many momentous activities I experienced in my 20s that I will always take with me as I move on in my life. As a result, I decided to create a short movie about it to highlight a few events that defined my 20s for me. 🙂
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/50434507[/vimeo]
Here are some of the accomplishments I had in my 20s include:
- Age 21: Became an All-American for the first time (2003) and SEC Shot Put Champion
- Age 22: Third All-American for the Shot put indoors at Florida and went to the 2004 Olympic Trials (finished 9th)
- Age 23: Graduated with my Bachelor’s in PR from the University of Florida (2005) and started at USC for graduate school in PR.
- Age 24: Finished track and field eligibility at USC (School Record Holder and All-American) in 2006 and started Jenny Craig.
- Age 25: Graduated from USC with Master’s, went to South Africa for international study abroad and internship, and began at Tennessee in the PhD program (2007)
- Age 26: Started my academic career at Tennessee by presenting at my first international conference in China (2008) with Kristin
- Age 27: Finished my second year at Tennessee in the PhD program and went to Greece with Mom and Kristin and the Netherlands for conferences. Started preparing for comprehensive exams and teaching Fall 2009 (online and in person).
- Age 28: Took comprehensive exams, teaching (online and in person), dissertation, and conferences (2010).
- Age 29: Graduated with my PhD from the University of Tennessee to officially be Dr. Freberg 2.0, started my first year as an assistant professor at the University of Louisville, Kristin and Scott’s wedding, conferences and consulting, and Milan!
As you can see, my 20s were filled with throwing and lifting lots of items, going to school to graduate with three college degrees, travel the world, and spending time with amazing friends and family. I would like to thank all of my friends and family (Mom, Dad, Kristin, and Karla) for making these last ten years pretty fabulous and amazing! It’s been an exciting road and time for me, and I am sure that my 30s will be as fabulous!
Hope you all are having a fabulous day!
Best Wishes,
Karen
0 Comments