the wrath of the alarm clock.

Well, Its finally school time. I had my first day. And I have to say, it wasnt that bad. I was unaware that it was an orientation day, so my plans of being off school at 12:20 and making it to work for 1 went out the window. The day in general was maybe pointless, alot of questions were asked that i knew the answers to. Little ice breakers and group questions. And although maybe the majority of the day was "pointless". It showed me that these faculty members actually care about us, and want us to do well. I have already made some friends, Lidya and Lily. There are alot of parents in the class, and alot of "just graduated" students. which, in my opinion, good for them, I am happy that they were able to make the decision to come back to school and to actually find a program they want to persue.

I think the best word to describe my emotions today would be overwhelmed. Just with everything. I was excited, nervous, scared, happy, confident. I walked around the school like i was an adult, like i had a purpose in that school and i knew what i was doing, because i do. When i look back to my year of college I did straight out of highschool, I had no idea which way was up. Everything seemed like a blur, and i had no passion to be there. It definitley has a highschool-esque feeling, with all the youngins i see. but i guess thats life, and i would see that anywhere i went. Its weird to think that 4 years ago, i graduated from highschool. 4 years. And although it took me 4 years to figure out what i wanted to do, it was an amazing 4 years. I have learned so much, (as one does when they are growing up) and I dont regret one minute of it.

I have three classes tomorrow, 1 of which is a 4 hour long class. Is that even legal? Its really all going to start tomorrow, and Ive already been told that there are to be no laptops, cellphones, and food. I understand why, but im still not happy with it. My teachers seem awesome and nice, and not intimidating at all, which is great because im sure i will need to utilize them as much as i can. I have faith in myself, which i think is essentially the only thing that will get me through this program. I cant be doing this program for the wrong reasons. I need to do this because I want to do it.

I was also notified that In my second year, i might have the chance to travel to Uganda in Africa for a 2 1/2 month trip to do my final practicum. In that moment i knew I wanted to really get involved in every oppurtunity that Douglas throws at me, which in this case is to travel to Africa. I did consider the fact that I am a red head, and that being in the sun in Africa can only lead to bad sun burns, but I think it would be a great way to spend the last bit of my program. --Ill keep you posted on this.

All in all, i do not think for one minute this program will be easy. But i am so excited to take the bull by the horns and try my hardest and show everyone my potential. I know I can do this, and I know I am in a place to do this. So here I come.


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