Spring Semester 2011

 

It is that time again…time to go back to the books, back to class, and back to not having a life. Today I feel the same way I felt the day I started college. Unprepared, overwhelmed and a bit alone….all for completely different reasons than I did 4 years ago. I don’t have a single class I am excited about. Normally there is at least one that gets me through the semester, but this time around…NADA, NOTHING AT ALL!!!!

I am taking Astronomy with the Lab online (snooze fest) I have no idea what the man is talking about and I fear that even my husband who has to be better at science than me, won’t be able to help me understand measuring angles and finding constellations. Then I have Business Computer Apps, also online. This one doesn’t seem too hard, just not exciting. Then I have Spanish II, not fun but tolerable since I have a few people I know in there. And last but certainly not least, the kicker, PUBLIC SPEAKING (insert shrill horror movie scream here). I am not opposed to speaking in front of people, I have no problem with that at all, it is the professor  that has me all discombobulated. For some reason, the man feels like talking down to students is an effective method to getting his point across…not the case. That my friends covers the overwhelmed part.

As for the underprepared, I don’t know the first thing about Astronomy…why do I do this to myself? I don’t have time to write a 9 page paper complete with 3 paragraphs on why I am taking Public Speaking…I have to, that is the reason. How am I to expound on something that is pretty cut and dry?

Then let’s move to the alone part…I am 22 years old and most of the kids walking around here look to be about 14. On top of that it seems that every person I started out with has graduated. I know it doesn’t matter how long it takes me to finish as long as I finish, but it would be nice to have a kindred spirit.

So that is where I am today…a bit discouraged and not offering much encouragement to the 2 or 3 people who actually take the time to read this. Sorry folks, maybe it is the dreary weather, but it is just that kind of day.