Socially? That's another story. Grad school has eaten whatever sad semblance of a social life I had to begin with, and left me with no time to entertain you with my misadventures. I know, I know. It's been a tragic couple of weeks for me too. The worst part? My Educational Technology class required me to make ANOTHER blog, one for teacher-type musings. Don't be jealous. Its not nearly as much fun as Elyse in Wonderland, and when I'm writing there...well, I'm really pretending that I'm with you.
See, I can be nice when I feel the need to.
Anyway, I have a momentary reprieve from classes and there's nothing like academic writing to make you miss
To its credit, grad school started with a familiar experience. I was buying a book for my first class, and by the grace of the monetary gods it was only fifteen dollars. Fifteen dollars for the whole class. "Overjoyed" does not even begin to describe it. While I was expressing my elation to the cashier, another student wandered into line behind me and jumped into our conversation. She was probably ten years older than me, and one of those unnecessarily mother-y types of people. She assured me that I was getting a great deal, and that I should enjoy it while I could.
"After all," she gently reminded me. "It'll be a lot more expensive when you finish with your undergrad studies."
I was mistaken for a freshman three more times over the week. I'm seriously considering passing myself off as a child prodigy during my next class. I figure I'll look old enough to be a real grad student about 4 years after I graduate, so at least now I have a timeline.
Aside from the inevitable age confusion, nothing else remotely resembled life at LSU. First off, this school has parking. Free parking. And it's everywhere. I never had to walk more than 3 minutes from my car to my class, which is especially beneficial because this school also has hills. Living below sea level spoiled me, and I couldn't keep up with my mountain-dwelling classmates on our lunch break expeditions. I like to think that by the end of the week I was a little less pathetic in my climbing abilities, and I really like to think that all of this unexpected cardio is going to get me an absolutely fantastic ass before it's all over. (It's all about the silver linings.)
It also helps that the entire academic side of campus could fit in LSU's library. It's easy to find classrooms, but hard to find a good coffee shop. I have to give credit though, all of the people I've met so far have been really nice. Personally, I think it's because they don't have to sprint across two major roads in 97 degree weather to make it to class on time. It's a lot easier to be welcoming when you're not dodging cars and heatstroke.
So there's the quick and dirty version of my life recently. It's not remotely as fun as undergrad, and there's no tiger on campus, but it's not too bad. I will honestly try and blog more as the summer goes on, to keep my sanity if nothing else, but I guess I can't make any promises. After all, Smartboard lesson plans aren't going to blog about themselves.
xoxo
Elyse in Wonderland
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