Living and learning. Taking things one step at a time...

It's the first week back...and I've had a lot of realizations.
I've decided that the best way to live this year is in the moment, and take things one step at a time. After all, change is a good thing, right?

It seems a little surreal, but the first week of Fall semester is over! I've been through moving into a new apartment, getting to know my way around a humungous school, and meeting lots of new people. I’m working on keeping up with schoolwork and meeting old friends who have come back to campus for their own master’s programs. I personally am trying to keep a positive attitude and keep my spirits up by focusing on a goal towards a bright future.

As a side note, I don’t think I have evvvvver had such a full schedule starting from 6am and ending with classes at 7:45 pm!! (almost everyday…) It's incredible that I can keep going sometimes, get homework done, annnd go out and socialize in order to remember that I still have a life.

But in a few week... it's crunch time!! Pat and Eugenie’s classes are almost over, and the thirty page research papers need to get finished. AH! :) we'll see how long it takes to get those done....

A final thought: I need to figure out how to actually help my mentor teacher. I don't feel very useful simply observing. I do enjoy the fact that I am learning, but I want the students to know I am going to be a part of their class structure! So we'll see... I'm going to investigate this week.