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Well, I haven't had a real update in a couple of weeks. I was reading Joe's journal and I thought it was neat how he did a spring 2006 reflection. So I'm going to do something like that, except reflect on the 2005-2006 school semesters. Yeah, I know I'm going to summer school, but those don't count. I'm talking about the actual fall and spring school year.
I guess the biggest thing about this year is what I've learned about myself and how I've embraced the changes in my life. It’s been quite a rollercoaster of a school year. It was preluded with a summer that was interesting to say the least. Helping a friend through depression at the same time as reconnecting with such an awesome friend from high school! Fall semester started with the biggest and most exciting change I had ever experienced in college, meeting Paul. I couldn't have asked to meet a more caring, smart, amazing person to be in a relationship with. If you had asked me last year, if I expected to be going on 8 months with the most amazing boyfriend ever, I wouldn't have believed it could be true. I feel so lucky each and everyday to have found love and to be in a wonderful relationship with Paul.
Next, I went into this school year thinking that I wanted to be a Speech Pathologist. Fall semester was my first semester in the Communicative Disorders program and I had a hard time adjusting to it. Once I got study methods down though, I've been rocking this semester with some pretty hard and demanding classes. Despite, my owning in classes (especially speech science) I decided to change my major to Social Work. One of the toughest decisions I've had to make. But it’s my future, money, and time now and in graduate school, so it is important to me to choose a career I will enjoy for years to come. For those of you who don't know, I'm thinking of focusing on addiction interventions for children and teens, when I graduate from grad school.
Moving along, most of you know my Dad left my family and house in October. It was a difficult transition for my sisters and continues to be a challenge for me. I've never felt disappointment and relief all at once like I did the night I found out he had been put in jail. It’s surreal that it was over 7 month ago all this happened. My family has had to change, and I again bare a lot of the responsibility. All in all, it has made our lives better and happier.
The highlight of spring semester was my birthday. Turning 20 was kind of depressing, but exciting at the same time. This year was the most awesome birthday I've had since I was a kid. It was full of good friends who came out to help me celebrate and I appreciated all of them.
As the semester reaches an end I want wish everyone good luck on their finals. I'm looking forward to 2 weeks of relaxing and then I'll be back in the grind of school for most of summer. I'm taking one class in session A (Psychology of Racial Prejudice or Sex Roles in Modern Society), and 2 classes in session B (Microeconomics and Sociology).
I'm really tired of studying for finals already. I have Speech Science on Wednesday and Behavior Management on Friday, as well as an 8-10 page Literature Review due for Developmental Psychology on Friday. With any luck my grade will be high enough in Language Development and I won't have to take the final on Monday. I'm going to talk to that asshat of a professor tomorrow.
Anywhoo.. that was quite an entry, considering I haven't updated my LJ in a number of weeks. I’m going to hit the shower and then cozy up in bed. Good luck with finals week, kick ass, and make those A’s!
I guess the biggest thing about this year is what I've learned about myself and how I've embraced the changes in my life. It’s been quite a rollercoaster of a school year. It was preluded with a summer that was interesting to say the least. Helping a friend through depression at the same time as reconnecting with such an awesome friend from high school! Fall semester started with the biggest and most exciting change I had ever experienced in college, meeting Paul. I couldn't have asked to meet a more caring, smart, amazing person to be in a relationship with. If you had asked me last year, if I expected to be going on 8 months with the most amazing boyfriend ever, I wouldn't have believed it could be true. I feel so lucky each and everyday to have found love and to be in a wonderful relationship with Paul.
Next, I went into this school year thinking that I wanted to be a Speech Pathologist. Fall semester was my first semester in the Communicative Disorders program and I had a hard time adjusting to it. Once I got study methods down though, I've been rocking this semester with some pretty hard and demanding classes. Despite, my owning in classes (especially speech science) I decided to change my major to Social Work. One of the toughest decisions I've had to make. But it’s my future, money, and time now and in graduate school, so it is important to me to choose a career I will enjoy for years to come. For those of you who don't know, I'm thinking of focusing on addiction interventions for children and teens, when I graduate from grad school.
Moving along, most of you know my Dad left my family and house in October. It was a difficult transition for my sisters and continues to be a challenge for me. I've never felt disappointment and relief all at once like I did the night I found out he had been put in jail. It’s surreal that it was over 7 month ago all this happened. My family has had to change, and I again bare a lot of the responsibility. All in all, it has made our lives better and happier.
The highlight of spring semester was my birthday. Turning 20 was kind of depressing, but exciting at the same time. This year was the most awesome birthday I've had since I was a kid. It was full of good friends who came out to help me celebrate and I appreciated all of them.
As the semester reaches an end I want wish everyone good luck on their finals. I'm looking forward to 2 weeks of relaxing and then I'll be back in the grind of school for most of summer. I'm taking one class in session A (Psychology of Racial Prejudice or Sex Roles in Modern Society), and 2 classes in session B (Microeconomics and Sociology).
I'm really tired of studying for finals already. I have Speech Science on Wednesday and Behavior Management on Friday, as well as an 8-10 page Literature Review due for Developmental Psychology on Friday. With any luck my grade will be high enough in Language Development and I won't have to take the final on Monday. I'm going to talk to that asshat of a professor tomorrow.
Anywhoo.. that was quite an entry, considering I haven't updated my LJ in a number of weeks. I’m going to hit the shower and then cozy up in bed. Good luck with finals week, kick ass, and make those A’s!