Back to School Excitement (?)
What's hopefully my last year of school started yesterday (cue fanfare and celebration). Though I have to admit, starting my final year of graduate school is by far the least novel school start that I've ever had. Every year of grade school starting was a huge thing. Between the mad scramble for school supplies and whining about summer break being over, it seemed like a fairly busy time. Starting a new year at college meant traveling up to Wisconsin again and seeing all my friends again- which was a big deal. The first year of grad school was novel. I worked for 2 years after college, so going back to school felt new and exciting. Starting this 2nd year of grad school- one day I didn't have school, the next day I did. I think part of it is I live in the same city as my program, and I drive to it on my own. The other part is I'm just ready to be done. Grad school is expensive. I miss making a full-time salary. Plus, in general, I don't like people. Going to a place...