school days.

I dont want to jinx it, i dont want to regret saying this. But I LOVE SCHOOL.

Ive only had 3 of the 5 classes i am enrolled in, and I just love it. I am learning so much about interviewing, counselling, life development and writing professionally. I have made some friends already, and its weird to think that these are the people who will become family before i know it. the professors are also great, and the workload is mostly reading with a couple assignments sprinkled in. School in general is time consuming, I am finding I am so tired at the end of the day, the last thing I want to do is read a chapter or work on an essay. I am working part time while going through school, which isnt going too bad, I have plenty of time to do homework and reading while at work. so far im on top of all my assignments and readings, which is an excellent feeling.

This past weekend, for the first time in a long time, i didnt go out and hang out with friends, thats right. I spent Friday and Saturday night in. I went to the library on Friday and got a huge chunk of my assignments and reading done. That was rewarding. Then Saturday I read 2 more chapters, and now today, Sunday, I have finished my questions and I am about to work on some reading. And as much as it is time consuming, and I do need to take breaks in between reading periods, I love what I am learning and reading about. It is so insightful.

There is one fear that I have for this program, and that is the oppurutunity to open up and disclose personal things about myself, as one of the class requirements, we are in groups and need to work on our counselling skills. Which means we will all need to talk about personal things about ourselves. It is going to take alot of trusting to be able to talk to people i dont really know all that well. I guess ill just be pushed into that.

Other than that, things are going great. School is really my only focus right now, and if im anywhere but school I feel lost. Im normally someone who is quiet until i gain confidence to speak among others. But in class I have been demonstrating speaking up and participating in class discussions -- something that has taken even myself by surprise.

Yes I think School and I are going to get along just fine.

until next time.

♥