California Baptist University

Off to the race s While the start of their year bustled with applications and accep tance letters, the statewide lockdown left 2020 graduates with canceled commencements and an unsure entrance into an shaky economy. Two alumni touch on their experiences and share how they learned to live their purpose outside of their college campus.

Kiani Margolis ’20 B.A. in film

What were your initial post-grad plans?

I was going to intern at Dolby Labs in Burbank, Calif.

Did COVID-19 change those plans?

Yes! The Dolby internship got postponed to an unknown date, so I was jobless for a little bit. I ended up pivoting and accepting an internship with a company in Hawaii and planned to move there for the summer. Of course, COVID had to ruin that, and it was canceled as well. Do you think you learned anything from this experience? trust in the Lord and understand that his plan for my life is far greater than my own. I don’t necessarily know if I’ve adapted to the changes because I’m still trying to plan my future, but I am so grateful for the time I had to spend time with my family. It definitely taught me that I have zero control over my life. I need to completely I have moved to Los Angeles and am currently a hostess at Duke’s Malibu, which is ironic because I said I would never be the girl who moves to L.A. with a dream to work in entertainment and ends up in a restaurant, but here I am. My Dolby internship starts again in January, so I’m just waiting for that. What are you up to now?

QUARANTINE ESCAPE Kiani Margolis spent part of her summer in Vail, Colo., with her family to enjoy the scenery.