Academic Enlightenment

So it happened. I went to my first class in over a year. Never again am I taking such a sabbatical from my education until I have a DEGREE. It is somewhat exciting to be a student again. To be actively moving towards something tangible. And the fact that I actually am quite interested and excited about the subject helps. I used to find school overwhelming and intimidating. I'm no Einstein, but am intelligent in my own right (as long as you don not speak of the MATH to me because I know not the word). And yet, I had this love/hate relationship with the whole process.

I used to regret not applying to a school and being this fulltime student for four years and having a DEGREE ALREADY! But have realized that the experiences I have had have lead me the point of clarity of the present (you can call me Gandhi if you want to) and I sure as heck would not have served a mission otherwise. So for me, it's worked out well. I like where I am, who I am, and where I'm going. Even if the car that takes me there is getting increasingly noisy and sadder looking by the minute with it's frowny bumper, and I HATE driving lil turbo in the snow. And yet it is no Toyata Tercel with 300,000+ miles......go Nina!

I also have come upon the realization that I am moving towards a pretty liberal career field and in such will have to bite my tongue every now and again. I just think people are funny how they get so caught up with their parties and noone from the other team could have POSSIBLY done anything good in the entire course of their presidency let alone their LIFE. Why must we all go to extremes?? I mean, yes, their are many mentally ill among the homeless which I think is sad and wrong, but I doubt that deinstitutionalization that happened under Reagan's watch happened because he wanted more money and WANTED to put these mentally ill on the street because he simply didn't CARE. If we all could be a little more rational, I'm sure there is a little piece of middle ground that we could live on happily ever after. Until then, I'm going to Disneyland.