Three months later…
After a snafu with the Korbel blogs and subsequent fear of logging into my own blog, I’m back. And a quarter wiser. It was a nice to be done with the quarter and have six weeks to reflect on my first few months at Korbel. Not to mention visiting with long distance family over the holidays forced me to really think about my time spent here. (There was no shortage of “How do you like school?” although many of the inquiring minds received a more comprehensive response than anticipated.)
And it made me realize how great of a fit DU has proved to be. In the time since I’ve last posted, I’ve procrastinated (10 weeks goes more quickly than can ever be imagined) and practically killed myself in the last week of last quarter wrapping up term papers and final projects, spent roughly half a paycheck at my neighborhood Dazbog Coffee, and struggled to get a spot in classes at registration time. On the flip side, the latter served as a valuable lesson in its own right. After briefly meeting with the Director of Student Affairs, I realized how hard the staff and faculty here are willing to work in order to maximize the Korbel experience for students. I’ve also written papers I’m proud of, participated in a conflict negotiation simulation, joined student groups, heard from guest lecturers, discovered graduate study abroad opportunities and met countless people with awe-inducing experiences.
Break was relaxing, but it’s great to be back.
