12 Credit Hours is So Amazing
Hi,
So here's a little info about college. You have to have certain number of credits in order to graduate. Sound familiar? Yes, you probably had this same routine in high school. What I am really enjoying as of know - and what most seniors are probably experiencing - is the absolute enjoyment of not having a totally cramped schedule.
For seven (long) semester I either had 16 - 18 credit hours, and one of these classes was my Urban Planning studio which is 12 hours per week alone (and only worth 4 credit hours...). Sometimes I found myself painfully busy. No time to relax at home, watch the football game, or even eat a cooked meal. It was incredibly hard to even hold a real job amidst this crazy schedule, but I made it through, and now I'm in another world completely. I do not have class on Friday. I'll say it again, I do not have class on Friday, and on Mondays and Wednesday, I don't have a class until 5 p.m. As Borat might say, "It's nice!!"
However, with this newly found freedom, I made a personal decision to find something construction to do in spare time, that way I wasn't sleeping in until none or drinking to many beverages the night before. I already have a job working for Aspen, but I decided to help my Dad who just started a cabinetry business. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I'm going to go and help out (work at the front desk) from 10 - 4 p.m. I think this will really help me stay focused and to not feel guilty about being so lazy...
As far as winter break went, it was really great. A great friend of mine got married, I spent new years at a lake house, Santa was really good to me, and I made a trip up to Chicago to visit another good friend of mine.
Bye.