Survived!

Yesterday was my back to school day. My day started out with me feeling like the oldest person on the whole campus. I am stuck taking a couple of under-grad classes (Macroeconomics and Appalachian Geography) in order to meet the requirements to teach Social Studies. The Appalachian Geography I want to marry and have it's babies. The macro I want to murder and cut into pieces. Yes, I really do feel that strongly after just one day of each of those classes.

Being the oldest has it's advantages though. I'm no longer nervous to speak up and for the first time, school has my entire concentration. I spent my entire under grad wanting to be married. Now that I've gotten that pesky fever out of the way, I'm ready to do this school thing right. My night class last night was my first graduate level course. I went from feeling like everyone's mother to feeling like everyone's granddaughter. Not in age necessarily, though there was some of that. But in experience. I am the only person in the class with NO background in education. And this class in intense. I love the professor, he is an amazing man (yes, I can already tell) but he also scared the shit out of me when giving his expectations of us.

I'm excited though. I've been struggling with anxiety lately but something about being back in a classroom (even if it's for stupid econ) puts me at ease. I know the potential of what I can learn if I will just let myself. How dorky do I sound right now???? Okay, enough.

I'm off to come up with a research topic and 10 sources, read 3 chapters, take a quiz and write a quick page and a half paper. Welcome back to school Meghan! What were you thinking???

Oh and check out Radford's new college of Business and Economics, it's pretty impressive.     http://www.radford.edu/content/cobe/home.html