yep....it's been a month......
but here i am again, a college graduate! :) :)
It feels terrific!!! There are many things i will miss about college such as friends, MERCYhouse, the pioneer valley, beautiful vistas.... but i will not miss homework. I'll miss being compelled to learn new things and challenge myself in my thinking, but I will not miss pointless homework assignments. It's quite rejuvenating to not have that constant cloud of a paper hanging over my head. I know that life will always have deadlines of some sort, but I don't expect that they will all be as mentally challenging as some of my anthropology papers...the pressure to produce original, intellectually and academically sound work is something I'll enjoy taking a break from..no more social theory for a while. It has changed me though. Most people roll their eyes when they hear I was an anthropology major ("what kind of job can you get with a degree like that!?"), but I would not have picked anything else. I approach the world in such a different way now and don't take any behaviors, customs, beliefs, etc at face value anymore. Call it a curse or a blessing....I no longer waltz through life unaware.
I returned home from college and jumped into things right away: Scrooge, Christmas, weekend trip to PA, my birthday, new years, a graduation party, cast party. All wonderful things, but I'm exhausted and need a vacation from vacation! :)
Here are a few photos from a Ebenezer Scrooge: A Christmas Carol to hold you over until i post again....whenever that will be! ;)