First of all, I can't believe I'm in school. Second of all, I can't believe how excited I feel about being in school.
I don't think I would have felt this way had I gone to college directly after high school like most of my classmates have done. Which is another thing. I gazed around the room of about one hundred other new students to look for someone else my age. Every time I saw someone my age, I got a little excited then noticed they were with their kid, who was the student. (about four or five parents attended orientation with their kid, and can you blame them? Obviously they're footing the bill!)
The presentation included typical stuff like safety, security, where to park, appropriate behavior and also stuff like how to possess strong time management skills and how to be sure to budget your money so you can take care of your financial obligations and school. I sat there thinking, "well, duh. If I haven't figured that stuff out by now, I'm a sorry excuse for a forty year-old."
A lot of the students picked up their art kits, sewing kits or for the culinary students, new pots and pans and the like. I left with a big smile on my face and my official class schedule. I logged in to the student website when I got home and downloaded my e-books. As I was reading through each of the class syllabuses (syllabi?) to see what other materials I would need for my first day, one listed a three-ring binder and thick skin and an open mind.
I have all of these! At least I have one advantage to being older. I can tell you right now that I didn't have thick skin at 18 and even though I thought I had an open mind, I didn't have the life experiences that has led to my openness I now possess.
The job hunt is slow going, so I am out into the wide world again tomorrow to sell some plasma. The school will have a job fair in two weeks. I hope I still have enough blood pumping through me by then!
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| The medal I got from the SeaLife Aquarium in Grapevine today for being a super fact-finder! yay me! |
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