Back At It...

Well...here I am again...back at good old Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I wish I could say that I am happy to be back, but we all know that I'm not. But let's not get into how much I hate school and being away from my family and friends. Let's start out with something good shall we...As some of you may know I am now a sophomore. You know what that means! Well...actually, sophomore year is pretty much the most boring year because you have nothing to look forward to. Freshman year you can't wait to just not be a freshman anymore, Junior year you look forward to being a senior, and senior year you look forward to graduating...but sophomore year just sucks. At least that's how it was in high school. Well, actually I can't lie. Sophomore year of high school was better than freshman, but enough about that. High School is so in the past.

One advantage of being a sophomore though is that I actually know what's going on. I don't need to stop and look at my map to figure out which red brick building is which, I don't walk to dining halls to discover that they're closed, I understand scheduling, and I am not confused by the bus schedule. In fact, just the other day while on the bus I helped some obviously confused freshman by giving them a copy of the bus schedule. I felt pretty cool. Heehee. I suppose there are also some other advantages this year compared to last...

• * My dorm is right across from the rec (more incentive to go, maybe?)
• * I am right across from the bathroom again
• * I am much closer the the wonderful market that I would always get yummy food
• * My dorm room has much more closet space
• * I am rooming with my sister...which may turn out to be a bad idea later, but right now it's a huge upgrade from last year...
• * Really nice new buses this year
• * We're allowed to get a parking pass this year
• * We'll be seeing Twila a lot more I think

Now, of course....it's impossible to have only advantages...so here are some disadvantages...

• * Not very close to miss Mallory...but hopefully we'll still see her tons
• * Smaller dorm room
• * Further from Shriver...but still not THAT far
• * The room is so small we have to bunk our beds and I'm on top, but I don't really mind. I'm sure once winter is here I'll be freezing. I just always complain about the temperature...
• * No air conditioning so it's really hot right now...especially on the top bunk
• * No family, friends, or John! :(
• * English Education major...which means tons of books...$510 to be exact...

Well, that's it for comparisons. There are some differences, but needless to say I am rather content. I could care less about my surroundings or anything. I'm just trying to survive classes so I can go home when I can...Here's hoping for a fast school year! I don't know what this means exactly, but I have already been here for three days and I still don't feel like I'm actually here...I must still be in summer mode. Or maybe it just feels weird because things aren't exactly like they were last year...which is weird...After my very first class this year I started walking back to my dorm room and didn't realize until it was too late that I was walking to Morris Hall instead of Porter (my hall last year). Silly me...

So the first week is already going extremely slow, but that's okay...I'm sure it will speed up. I am taking five classes this semester:

• * Human Development and Learning in social and educational contexts (No idea what this actually means...)
• * Physical Science and Lab (The only science class I'll EVER have to take here. Yay!)
• * Backgrounds to Composition Theory and Research (Again, don't know what this means, but it seems like a really fun class)
• * Introduction to Adolescent Education (This class will help me figure out if I really want to be a teacher or not...hopefully...because I really need to figure this out)
• * Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry (Unfortunately I think it's going to be more focused on poetry...)

We'll see how they go, but I don't think it's going to be too difficult of a semester. I'm going to strive for the Dean's List again...hmmmm....we'll see...If this semester goes well though, then maybe next semester I'll take another five classes and another horseback riding class. Here's hoping! Well...I guess that's it for now. There's nothing else I really have to talk about for now, which is good because this was already too long of an entry about school. Who wants to talk about school? I certainly don't! Peace out!

Keep smiling :)

(That means you, mister!)

Katherine