I was talking to a good family friend who suggested I restart the blog. Well... why not? It's a lovely procrastination tool, and a great chronicle.
Things are sure different today then they were a year ago. Then I was unpacking into a funny little room in a bizarre flat in some German city. I didn't know what was going on, and was so so far from home, family, and friends. This year I'm still in a funny little room, but am in a house full of friends. Interestingly, move in this year was rougher than the last. It was hard, and I was unhappy- but thanks to Mom, my room is bright and cheerful and I adore it. I look forward to coming home to it each day. Now I know more or less what is going on, though I do find myself utterly lost and confused in some of my classes. I had a bleak moment in my Philosophy of Law course when the Philosophy kids... did their pretentious 'I'm smart, I'm an academic' swagger. PASS- I plan to drop that tomorrow in favor of a great internship that I secured TODAY! I will be working on the Patty Murray re-election congressional campaign. It sounds like it's going to be great. Actually, I will have to keep a blog for the internship seminar- but it's going to be private. Besides, I signed a waiver so I don't think I'm really allowed to talk about it anyway.
My other classes are great. I really love my Global Security class. I surprise myself with what I know, and the ideas I have. It's a really good feeling, and so I'm looking forward to my thesis in the spring. My other class I am SUPER excited about- it's all about the politics of wine. My professor seems passionate about it, which is the best. Each week he's going to suggest a wine for us to try while we do our homework. We're not allowed to actually drink in class- which is truly unfortunate - but we have some wine tastings throughout the semester.
So the academic year has roared to life in a few short days. It's really wild how much I feel like I need to be making big, huge, life choices. However, since I've been feeling lately that whenever I make big plans they get annihilated, I'm taking a big huge break from planning. I'm rolling with the punches- or rather I'm trying. Let's be honest, I like making plans almost as much as I like getting what I want... so it's real hard for me to let go and go with it. New things are good though, right?
