Thursday was my first day back in the classroom in three long years..and damn, was it weird. As to be expected I was a ball of nerves, the memories I created of the classroom from my previous experiences at St. John's weren't very comforting on this gloomy Thursday morning. However, I survived! And I did it while dressed like somewhat of an 80's barbie-doll.
My first class was awesome! It's a workshop style course which I've never experienced anything like in my college career. Centering around three large projects and a lot of group discourse, I think it will be fun and fairly easy.
The second class of the day had me a little high-strung unfortunately. Don't get me wrong - the professor and classmates seem awesome, but it's a lot of hard work and A TON of discussion >.< boy do I hate participation based classes...I just get so nervous! Well, today proved to be no different; I was a sweaty, stuttering mess and I for some bizarre reason couldn't keep my damn hand down! I talked my ass off and I'm pretty sure I blacked out temporarily. I don't know what came over me! I was hit with a wave of strong opinions and ideas and couldn't keep my mouth shut. I hope I didn't make too big of a fool of myself. You have to understand, I am the person who sits somewhere smack-dab in the middle of the room. I make as little eye contact as possible and I only speak when forced or when threatened with a failing grade. Basically, I'm like Charlie from Perks of Being a Wallflower - I write down the answers on my notepad instead of reciting it aloud to the class. Luckily I was able to make a quick exit and escape back to my apartment immediately after class; I was done for the day!
Fridays are a breeze for me this quarter, I only have one class and it is AWESOME. It's a Linguistics course which is fairly unfamiliar to me so I'm excited to learn some new information. Also, the professor is entertaining, kind, and easy going, so I think it's something I'll really enjoy. Another plus - the professor is a talker, so there won't be too much opportunity for me to embarrass myself like I did the previous day.
The first few days of school I will be a basic B in mostly American Apparel, I did work there this summer the the discount has heavily impacted my wardrobe so bare with me.
The second class of the day had me a little high-strung unfortunately. Don't get me wrong - the professor and classmates seem awesome, but it's a lot of hard work and A TON of discussion >.< boy do I hate participation based classes...I just get so nervous! Well, today proved to be no different; I was a sweaty, stuttering mess and I for some bizarre reason couldn't keep my damn hand down! I talked my ass off and I'm pretty sure I blacked out temporarily. I don't know what came over me! I was hit with a wave of strong opinions and ideas and couldn't keep my mouth shut. I hope I didn't make too big of a fool of myself. You have to understand, I am the person who sits somewhere smack-dab in the middle of the room. I make as little eye contact as possible and I only speak when forced or when threatened with a failing grade. Basically, I'm like Charlie from Perks of Being a Wallflower - I write down the answers on my notepad instead of reciting it aloud to the class. Luckily I was able to make a quick exit and escape back to my apartment immediately after class; I was done for the day!
Fridays are a breeze for me this quarter, I only have one class and it is AWESOME. It's a Linguistics course which is fairly unfamiliar to me so I'm excited to learn some new information. Also, the professor is entertaining, kind, and easy going, so I think it's something I'll really enjoy. Another plus - the professor is a talker, so there won't be too much opportunity for me to embarrass myself like I did the previous day.
The first few days of school I will be a basic B in mostly American Apparel, I did work there this summer the the discount has heavily impacted my wardrobe so bare with me.
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