Since school has started, I've been such a grandma because literally all I do is read, write and sleep. I mean I work too and that isn't very grandma like, but you know what I mean. This quarter I
have 14 books to read, and two of my classes are especially demanding
because they are classes my major requires me to take. My International Human Rights class is actually pretty interesting and I enjoy it. My Drug and Society class is taught by one of the best professors ever, I super love the way he teaches! However, the way he teaches is super hard and it requires a lot of work mentally. The mental work left me physically exhausted winter 2014 quarter. The other two
classes are VLPA classes/electives that I am taking to fulfill the VLPA
requirements and... for some reason, they demand quite a lot of work
too... but they are less interesting, sadly... so my excitement for those classes are quite low. Thank god I have a friend in one of them to keep me afloat. I've been nose deep in readings for ALL my classes. I'm reading like 6
books at once right now and it's so hard to keep track of which book I
am reading. I literally set out a schedule so I know when to read and
what I need to read and by what day. My planner is literally a life
saver, because without it, I would be so gone and lost. It's barely even
the second week school so far consists of arriving home, eating, and
reading until I fall asleep. Or, if I'm working, I work, go home, eat,
and then homework till I fall asleep. I'm such a grandma. My body has
been super reliant on coffee as of late that I bought my own bulk of
biscotti's so I can dip them in my coffee and EAT THEIR DELICIOUSNESS WHENEVER I DESIRE. I've never felt so... over-worked, I guess that's what I get for taking over 15 credits. In addition to my school-ing, I am working. I've come to the conclusion that it's time to give up my position at work and move on. I have learned a lot from this position as a leader, a coordinator, a mentor, a facilitator and I guess as a non-biological mother to all of my students. So I'm looking for new coordinators, who share my passion for the arts, the need to spark change in the world, who shares the joy of taking students under their wing to mentor them into greatness, to take my position and I plan on training them so they can be just as proactive and able as I am. It's a huge leap for me to leave an organization that I have spent a majority of my adolescence at, but I realize that if I don't start looking for internships and jobs that relate to my major/what I want to do in the future, it will be even harder later on to find jobs and network within the field I plan to go into. It's so scary, yet so exhilarating knowing that I literally have control over my life and where I am going with it. Anyway, that's just a mini-update on my life.
My life has been kind of hectic and busy. I don't mind it though, it keeps my priorities straight. But as a kick off to the school year, you can only imagine how excited I was when I got involved with this mini-photoshoot type thing. Anyway, it's time for me to get ready or school! I'll try to update this blog as much as I can!
xo, Jennifer
