Freshman Year in Review: I♥TFP
With the conclusion of final exams (and therefore of the school year) comes a rush of emotions-happy memories, regrets, and some less easily categorized thoughts. Now, before the arrival of grades colors my feelings, I should take a moment to do that thing I do at the end of every school year.
Academically, I still seem to be afloat, even if not always satisfied with my work. I unfortunately still haven't overcome my fear of writing big, fat papers, but maybe I made some progress in that direction.
Outside of academics, almost everything (alas, music included) went on hold for ESP. See, going to Splash four years in a row gradually gave me the idea that one day I'd teach for it. Little did I know that I'd also end up teaching for half its other programs and starting to become one of its webmasters! I'm not totally satsified with my contributions (no surprise), but... it's been a real adventure, and I'm proud of what I've managed to do so far.
It's certainly been a different experience than I had in high school, and somehow it feels like I've enjoyed it a lot more. Much of it must be due to the exciting environment-this place and these people. As for the rest, perhaps I have myself to thank. At the beginning of the year I hoped that I would always love this place, and awareness of that hope somehow stayed with me all the while-even as I struggled through quantities of work on the same order of magnitude as what I faced in high school. Maybe that perspective was all I really needed.