The First Paraphs of a new Chapter

Dear Reader,
My name is Seth and I am a new Admission Counselor for Valparaiso University. I am excited to be a part of the Office of Admission and am excieted for the opportunity to meet with students who are looking into coming to this fine institution.
This has been quite the year for me. I just graduated in May and got married about a week and a half ago (August 17th, 2008). There have been a lot of life changes for me between these two events. I started working for the University in June, moved into my own place and started a life without school for the first time in 17 years. It has been quite the transition. I suppose this is what people refer to when they talk about 'growing up'. Oddly enough, however, I do not feel as though I am really growing into a new stage of life or becoming an 'older' person. The changes and transitions I have experienced thus far and am continuing to experience simply seem to be new events for my life. They do not seem to have huge sway over my person. I am basically the same guy that I have been for a long time now and I do not foresee that changing too much in the near future. (My new wife may think otherwise, but we have time to work that out...)
All this is to say that I feel content with my last four years at Valpo and how my experience has prepared me to be me as I have entered into the work force, started paying my own bills, and started a family. I do not feel that I have to change who I am or be anything different than who I already am. I have known several friends from other colleges who have had serious reality checks as they entered the working world. They did not know how to adapt to their new situations and it ended up being very hard on them personally. I gratefully say that that is not the case with me. I am ready and I am excited for all the changes I have been able to enjoy thus far, and those to come.
Classes started at Valpo yesterday and though this is the first time I have not been starting class since I was six years old, I am overjoyed for the freshman who get to simply be themselves here at Valpo and beyond.