where to begin? i feel like my life has been an adventure since i left pa to make the long and treacherous 10 hour drive out to indiana. my dad and i left on the 9th at 4 am to drive out here. i didn't think the drive would be that bad since i'm use to driving 7 hours from nc to pa and back. was i poorly mistaken. the drive from pa to nc, while long, is at least pretty and interesting. the drive from pa to indiana....not so much. there were mountains, and then there were hills, and then it was flat and dull and boring and drives you to the point that you just want to cry. but thankfully we made it to my house in one piece. my crappy little neon even made it without any hiccups (yet...we will revisit the topic of my p.o.s. car in a moment).
i could bore you with the details of my day to day life these past two weeks, but honestly, who wants to read that? so instead i'll do a list of things i've learned so far:
- grad school is going to be hard. i can already tell. i knew it was going to be hard, but i feel like i'm really going to be challenged this next semester. i'm taking 9 hours (which is considered a full course load and i've been told it'll feel like i'm taking 20 hours), teaching three discussion sections of comm 210 (bsu's required speech class), have 6 required office hours, and homework, grading, lesson planning (it's so bizarre to me that that is now part of my normal vocab). i feel overwhelmed whenever i stop to think about it.
- high point spoiled me. a lot. my house doesn't have a washer/dryer so i go to the laundry mat. it costs $2.50 to do one load of wash. just in the washer. crazy, right? it also costs $90 to get a parking pass for the whole school year and that only lets you park in certain parking lots. i only get 500 free prints/copies per semester. i have to pay to take the rec classes like zumba and pilates. basically i'm going to a "normal" school. i really don't hate it. i like that it's so different. i'm learning a lot and it feels nice to not be put in a luxurious little bubble.
- i'm not as awkward as i thought i was. i was so nervous about meeting the other gta's and making friends. making friends is so much easier when you're a little kid. not so much when you're an awkward 23 year old. but it's been okay. i really like all of the other gta's and i think i'm building friendships. it's good to know that i'm not the loner kid on the wall at gym class during dodge ball.
- it's okay to not have everything planned out. i didn't register for classes till monday. i was really anxious about it because i didn't know my schedule, didn't have books, didn't know what to expect. and you know what? i'm fine. i know i have control/planning issues. and it's instances like this that remind me that it's okay to not have everything planned. it may actually be a little better.
i'm sure there's other things that i've learned that i'm forgetting about but this post is getting pretty lengthy and i don't want to be extremely dull and boring. there is one entertaining story though. i got to ride home in the sheriff of delaware county's cop car yesterday. my car broke down on the side of 69 coming back from fishers. i was sobbing (yes. i was actually crying. embarrassingly full out hysterical crying) and the officer pulled in behind me and offered to help. i don't think i've ever been that thankful to see a police officer in my life. long story short my little neon is dead.
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