Ryan Scott - EIC

Dear Reader,

I have always felt a deep sense of fondness for the past. There is something “perfectly imperfect” about looking back on your life with rose-tinted glasses: The good and the bad blending together and leaving your own personal highlight reel of your life. The way we see the world is shaped by our memories and experiences. Every person we meet, every day we live, every triumph and heartbreak all affect who we will become. 

I am approaching the end of my college experience and about to take my first step into the rest of my life. It feels like standing on the edge of a great cliff. It is very easy to say, “I really hope these days never end” –  change is terrifying, but it really is inevitable. One day, I’ll be living a completely different life than the one I have now, but that’s not a bad thing. Change just means you are really living, if you aren't taking risks or doing new things you are just floating through every day. To live is to experience happiness, sadness, strife, and success in equal measure.

The theme of “Nostalgia” came about from reflecting on where I have come from and where I might want to go with my life from here. So much of my own personal influence when it comes to art and creativity stems from the past, and I wanted to try and capture that with this edition of Klipsun.

I want to say thank you to every person who worked so hard to make this edition of Klipsun the best version of itself. Thank you for all the stress, all the late nights editing and all the beautiful work this team of writers and editors have produced. This may be “my” edition of Klipsun, but you all deserve just as much credit for the work you have done.

I am not the same person I was when I started at Western, but that's just how life goes. This chapter of my life might be ending, but the next one is just beginning. The people I’ve met here and the things I have accomplished over the last four years will stick with me forever. Maybe some of us are going our separate ways, maybe we won't ever see each other again. But I know I will always be able to look back at all the memories we shared fondly as we all go marching off into the great unknown. :)

Yours,

Ryan Scott