That's when the irony hit me...
reppin' minnesota artists today.
it's sunny and bright and the last day of spring break. i'm going to head back up to school in about half an hour (maybe) and then back to classes and homework and potholes (if you've been to duluth, you understand).
i'm not too sad about leaving home for once. it's been a nice, restful break but honestly, it's not too exciting. i'm not really looking forward to dorm living again but i've missed my classes (particularly comparative politics). this half of the semester is what i've been waiting for: a ton of papers, projects and a book i've been dying to read. i just hope that we'll finally get into the meat of the areas i'm studying rather than the intro stuff we've been doing. i'm also terribly exciting to see duluth in spring.
i'll go into more detail at the very end of the semester but something dawned on me today- i am entering the final eight weeks of my first year of college. in eight short (hopefully) weeks i will be one quarter done with my bachelor's degree and almost completely done with liberal education requirements. this is astounding. i told my mom earlier, it's incredible to think about. this thing-college- that we've been thinking about, dreaming about and planning for for the better part of the last twelve years is here. not only here, but one quarter done. i've survived. i survived the homesickness, the worst job i've ever had, and one round of finals. i've survived and come out the other side (barring some unforeseen tragedy in the next eight weeks). it's absolutely mind-boggling. it makes me quite happy.
college and i have had such a love/hate relationship. i think if school were two parts education, one part social life and no parts financial i'd be completely in love. classes truly make my heart flutter. i love learning. i love my majors. i'm still terrified at the thought of being a double major but i'm so up for the challenge.
lately i've been looking at grad school and i've decided i can't make any decisions until i know what that inheritance will be. i hate that that hangs over my head. i know i'm getting a substantial amount of money but i don't know how much or when i'll get it.
that's all for now i think. i need to pack and the laptop goes first.
-katie
