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                                                                       Pa         mita         Patra
                                                                         These   two   years   have   been   one   long   rabbit   hole.   I
                                                                         came   to   Kodi   wanting   to   excel   academically,
                                                                         becoming   the   level-7   student   I   was   before   coming
                                                                         here. And I wish I could say that it was all cherries and
                                                                         pie.     But  my  first  semester  in,  I  failed  at   Math,   lost  one
                                                                         of   my   closest   friends   here   and  refused   to   admit   that
                                                                         maybe   coming   to   Kodi   wasn’t   that   great   of   an   idea.
                                                                         Not   to  forget  that   I  was  constantly   reminde d   that  11th
                                                                         and   12th  grade  were  the  most   important  years  of   my
                                                                         life   so   if   I   screw   this   up,   chances   are   I   wouldn’t   go
                                                                         anywhere in life.

                                                                         Of  course,  all  that  anxiety  was  masked  by  distractions
                                                                         .   I  completely   dove  into  the  theories   and   philosophies
                                                                         of   Theatre,   I   read   a   lot   of   scripts   that   I   have   always
                                                                         wanted   to   stage   and   found   inspiration   in   the   most
                                                                         weirdest   things   and   people   (Hi   Dora!).   I   guess   I   was
                                                                         tryi ng   to   find   my   “why”.   And   I   have   had   some   help
                                                                         with   that.      The   people   I   am   the   most   closest   to,   my
                                                                         Theatre   class   (yes,   this   class   of  freaks   that  I’m  proud
                                                                         of),   Nini,   Rhea,   Tanya,   and   many   others   if   I   mention
                                                                         would   take   pages   and   pages   of   this   yearbook,   all
                                                                         have   helped   me   through   this   process   of   self-
                                                                         understanding   and   self-love.   And   most   importantly,
                                                                         that I’m not alone.

                                                                         So   now,   I’m   graduating,   becoming   th e   “adult”.   I   not
                                                                         even  sure  if  I  want  to  become  an   adult.  But  I  know  I’m
                                                                         going   to   be   heading   for   an   adventure.   And   as   I   look
                                                                         back   at   my   time   at   Kodi,   I   would   think   of   all   the
                                                                         memories,   the  good   and   the   bad,   from   the   late   night
                                                                         cries  to   the   dorm  dance  triumphs,  from   times   of  self-
                                                                         doubt   to   trust   and   love.   But   now,   it's   time   for   me   to
                                                                         go, move on, find out what I can do in this world.
                                                                              " L e t   u s   p  r o b  e   t h e     s  i l  e n t
                                                                          p l a  c e s ,     l e t   u s   s e e k   w  h a t   l  u c  k
                                                                          b  e  t i d e   u  s ;       L  e  t   u s   j o u r n e  y   t o   a
                                                                           l o n e l  y   l a  n d   I     k n o w  . T h  e  r e ' s     a
                                                                            w h i s p e r     o  n   t h e   n i g  h t - w i n d  ,
                                                                         t h  e  r e ' s   a   s t a r   a g  l e a m   t o   g u i d  e
                                                                            u s ,       A  n d   t h  e     w i  l d   i s    c a  l l i n g  ,
                                                                              c a l l i n  g   .   .   .   .   l e  t     u s   g o . "
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