June 14, 2009 was Stephanie’s big day. It was her graduation day. My whole family, her aunt and uncle, and her boyfriend attended her graduation ceremony.  Ceremony was held in Stanford U Stadium commencing with the Stanford’s traditional wacky walk. Graduating students got to wear their favorite costumes and they had an option to march foolishly as they wished, however and whatever they wanted to be remembered. Some students came in shorts, and some even arrived in skimpy swimming suits. Funny, yes, but I didn’t care for it. People were all over doing wacky things. It is like going to church with so many distractions. It took away the seriousness of the ceremony as if everything was just a joke.  But, whether people like it or not, the tradition must go on.

Stephanie, however, ended up just carrying a big sunflower balloon and walked just normally. That is my Stephanie. Though I had trouble finding her in the crowd. I had to ask her boyfriend to take a picture of her using long lens.

Justice Anthony Kennedy delivered the commencement speech and it was somewhat interesting. After the ceremony, they went straight to their respective department for another ceremony to receive their diploma. Stephanie graduated with a degree in BS Biomechanical Engineering, with a grade point average of 3.71. In another school, she could have qualified easily as Magna Cum Laude recipient but in Stanford, specifically in her department, they only gave a couple of honors given to those who attained the highest possible rating, and that’s it. graduation 16

Let me show pictures of Stanford’s traditional wacky walk:

wacky guy

stephanie with sunflower

Stephanie is the one holding the sunflower balloon.

wacky walk

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