Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Different than last time... yet the same?

     So it's official. I'm back to living in Price. It's most definitely different from the first time I got here. I know my way around, and had a job before I even got here. One thing is the same. The move is bittersweet. I have to leave everything I have grown accustomed to and get used to another way of life. Last time I moved, I had to leave my family, and the only way I had known for almost four years. My grandma had just been diagnosed with stage three multiple myeloma. I was really worried about leaving her. We sat on the couch and just cried together for a while on the day I moved out. It's hard to think that was two years ago.
     I must confess, my first day here I had a difficult time finding the campus. I was a scared little freshman that knew only my roommate. This time, I know some of the teachers, and a few faces around campus, but a large number of the people I grew to know and love have moved on to bigger and better things. Now, I know where I'm going, and I actually showed my new roommate around campus. I will be around tons of new people again.
     When I moved last time, I didn't have much besides my family tying me there. This time, I had a job. This may sound strange, but for the last six months that was all I knew. In fact, it was very nearly all I ever did. Since all my friends were in school, I didn't have much else to do.I'm excited to go back to the museum though. I can honestly say that it is the best job I have ever had! One week from Friday is when I start again.
     Bonus: this time I know what to expect from my class. Since I took a semester off, I am only taking one class to avoid overwhelming myself. This time I know what to expect from my teacher and the class in general. As a scared freshman, I wasn't sure what to expect from my classes and from my professors. This time around, I'm taking a psychology class, from a teacher that I have taken three classes from. If I don't ace this class, I will have let myself down. So starting Monday-- A in Psychology 2010 here I come!