Funny how life works

As I walked into the parking garage with my friend I remember thinking, "This is it. I'll never come back here again. I'm done with community college forever."

So I graduated from the school and went on to receive my Bachelors at a nearby University. I honestly hated the University. I would return to that community college to see friends during my first year at the University, but of course it was never the same. I knew that part of my life was over, no matter how much I tried to return to it.

Yet fast forward to today... here I was three years later walking down the halls of the community college with a course list in hand. I had registered for a class this fall because I wanted to grow and learn more. How sick is that? The funny part was, I was still nervous. Even after all the schooling I had taken and the real life world I had experienced, going back into the classroom is a frightful thing.

The first class jitters are always a high. What's this teacher gonna be like? Are my classmates gonna be lame or eager to learn like me? Am I gonna be able to stay awake in an evening class?

Those were all thoughts that raced through my mind as I waited outside the classroom. That's another hilarious thing to observe...the students who all awkwardly wait outside the classroom before class begins. You all KNOW you're waiting for the same class, but no one really wants to talk. (Except my friend Victor, who immediately started up a conversation before our dreadful Jane Austen class a few years ago.) Anyways. There was no "Victor" tonight.

So I walked into my two hour and 45 minute class and immediately (because it was a Communications class) got to start talking with other students and remembered why I love school. Plus, within one hour, I spotted one student asleep at her desk. Classic. Then, within one and a half hours, I wanted a nap myself. Luckily, we got a break and after I walked around I was fine.

I'm excited, though. I forgot how much I LOVE community college students. They're all so...clueless. Haha. And I'm honestly in the same place. We're all there taking classes saying, "Is this something I wanna do with my life?" I mean, I know what I want to do primarily. But I want to see what other directions I can take with my talents. Another great thing about meeting students at a community college level versus at a university is that the students all have incredibly different lives to live (like the Mom I met tonight with 5 kids - four of whom she adopted. Awesome.) You wouldn't find that at a University.

So all in all, in case you were wondering, it's nice to go back for a class. I don't know if a Masters is something I'm up for yet. We'll just see how I handle these next 12 weeks....