Countdown

The countdown has begun, and I will be leaving for law school in just one week. I am excited and a bit nervous as this will be the first time I have ever lived more than twenty minutes from home. Most of my life has been packed and awaits the first drive up to my on-campus apartment. My friend Dailey and I will make the trek on Tuesday. The weather is supposed to cool down to a nice 94 that day (I'm feeling better and better about not moving to the humid east coast).

I continue to read books about what to expect during my first year of law school. I can't tell whether it is making me more relaxed or more anxious. The latest book I'm reading gave a long list of ways to shorten my work load and then went on to show how my work days would be around 15 hours. Shorter than what, I wonder. I also learned I will have to start fighting for summer employment as early as November 1st, right when I am also supposed to be feeling extremely panicky about my first set of exams in December. Am I crazy to be doing this? I may well be, but I also know I have the advantage of having worked to the past five years. I am confident that nothing will ever be harder than my first year of teaching, so I ought to be OK. It's really no wonder that lawyers are known for being crazy though, given what they have to endure in school. So I am setting some moderate goals for myself as I begin. First, I want to stay in the top third of the class so I can keep my scholarship. Second, I want to remain happy in the process. Third...nothing. That's it.

Until next time...

Mirabai