First day of school as a Junior in college

Well, it was ALMOST my last first day of school. Second to last to be precise. And for the first time I really felt "old" on campus. Thinking about the figures here, I only have 3 semesters of undergrad left. Crazy! -Since I will be graduating in December 2011. I guess you can call me the 3 and 1/2er. :) yay! My classes so far will be challenging but I believe a healthy balance as well. I have Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and The Structure and Meaning of English words on Tuesdays and Thursdays. And on Wednesdays I have my Junior Pro-seminar. I have been told I am crazy with the classes I am taking at the same time (for an English major). One thing I am worried about though: memorizing the first 18 lines of Chaucers Canterbury Tales General Prologue in Middle English by next week. If we do not pass this test, the professor said he would drop us immediately from the course. (Isn't pressure just LOVELY?) But looking at the syllabus for each class, I think everything will be fairly spread out and balanced. Just the end of the year projects and papers will likely hit me like a ton of bricks... But hey, I don't have to worry about that until December right??

As for the first day overall: It went rather smoothly. Syllabus day is simple. But I already have assignments due this week! The most interesting part of the day came at the end. When It began hailing and raining Monsoon style the last 15 min of my last class of the day. Since I had to park far away (about 1 mile) it was a very drenching hike back to my car. In flip flops, people slip on the slick concrete when it is inches deep in water. So you see tons of students barefoot carrying their flip flops. I tried it for a little but then I stepped on rocks, so I scratched that idea. After trudging through the rivers that were the streets on campus in my white shorts, I was then splashed on the legs by CatTran. After saying "seriously?!" out loud to an inanimate bus I finally made it to my car. SAFE! I proceeded home where I showered and scrubbed my feet.

Here's to a good/challenging year.


-upperclassman