by Lilly Whitelaw, '16
Winnie the Pooh once said, “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” Looking back to Freshman year, I would never have thought that Tabor would be the place that has become the hardest memory to say goodbye to. The past three years at Tabor has been a mix a good times with friends, stressful nights studying for tests, and incredible weekends filled with abstract adventures. Yet, until this year, I have taken every single day for granted. 
Rolling into Tabor for the first day of my Senior year, I vowed to myself to live everyday to the fullest potential. I promised myself that I would try all the opportunities Tabor offers and meet every face that we have here. So far, three weeks in, that is exactly what I have done. In only a little over twenty-one days on this campus, I have met hundreds of new faces and made many of them my new friends.
Waking up on our beautiful campus with extraordinary people is not only amazing, it is a gift. Every soul here has a story to tell, an aspect to contribute to this community, and a feature to add to this culture. Every person here is a part of Tabor, and makes T
abor the school we are today. The friends I have made in the past three years and the friends I plan to make in the next year have the potential to stay in my life forever, making an impact on my story and becoming my family.
Its weird looking back with regret, regret that I didn’t say hi to every person I saw walking though campus and down the halls. Its weird having lost the opportunity to learn the lives of the people who have graduated from Tabor. I want to make sure that this year I won’t have a lost opportunity. I want to get to know every face at Tabor and leave a positive impact on this amazing school. I want to make sure saying goodbye to Tabor is the hardest thing to do, because I am so lucky to be a part of this incredible institution.
