I’m officially a student once again since Monday was the first day of class. I still hadn’t had a chance to get a backpack or most of my supplies I also needed to get a new student ID card so I can use the library on campus and other such services. Because of these things, I took the day off of work.
I came away with an implosion-worthy set of supplies. What does this mean exactly? Corey told me that when I wear a purple shirt, the universe is going to implode because I have a purple coat and now a purple backpack, pencil, and lefty notebook. (The lefty notebook was the greatest find ever! I don’t have to worry about trying to write with the spiral jabbing into my hand now. All you right-handed people don’t know what it’s like to be a lefty living in a right-handed man’s world.)
I’m excited to brush up on Japanese so I can start learning new stuff next year. The class is a lot of fun and very effective. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, we’re in the class with a Japanese TA (teacher’s assistant). We’re only allowed to speak Japanese so we’re exposed to the language more. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we’re in the class with the actual instructor and we discuss grammar, culture, writing, etc. I’ve forgotten a lot in the last ten years, but surprisingly, I’ve retained a lot too.
My English class is going to be a lot of fun. We’ll be studying short non-fiction stories and writing stories/papers of our own. I’m excited to develop my reading comprehension so I can extrapolate more meaning from the things I read. I’m also excited to develop my writing ability as it’s something I enjoy doing immensely.
The syllabus for my Doctrine and Covenants class looked very daunting at first. I’ve only taken one religion class that was structured like an actual college course so I wasn’t sure what I was getting into. I have to take this class to graduate from BYU–it’s actually the only religion requirement I have left–and at first, I wasn’t too excited about it. However, having gone to the class last night, I think it’ll be a good class. It’ll be a little different and more structured than the other religion classes I’ve taken, but I think I’ll learn a lot.
This week has been one whirlwind after another as I’m trying to get into the swing of things and trying to juggle school, my full-time job, and life. (Needless to say, I may not be blogging as much as I used to.) I have a lot of work ahead of me. Until last night, I was a little overwhelmed with it all because I wasn’t sure how–I’m still not sure, honestly–I’m going to deal with and get everything done. However, I think once I get into a routine, I’ll be okay. It’ll just take some getting used to. All in all, I’m still excited about being a student again!
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Yahoo! Purple implosion. Way to find the lefty notebook. I’m gonna have to start looking into that when Kaly gets into Jr High I’m sure. She uses them now all the time but mostly it’s for drawing so she just flips it over. It’s crazy though, even just sitting at the dinner table I’ll notice every now and then if she’s too close to someone because she uses her left hand to eat.
I’m excited for your English class though, that was one of my favorite English classes on campus. And way to go on remembering your Japanese. How fun! You’re gonna to great!
Good luck with school. Religion classes were always the hardest for me. I LOVED the classroom instruction but I could just never do well on the tests. What am I saying, my whole life is like that.
I miss school in someways. Religion class was always fun and so were languages and English/Literature.
But then I remember the homework and typing endless papers, long papers at that (my final one was 80 pages). Good Luck!!
Don’t be worried about your D&C class. The syllabuses are always a lot more daunting than what the actually are. I’ve learned that over the past couple of years. xD I’m so excited that you’re back in school. >w<
I think it is really great that you have decided to go back to school. I think you should take a picture of you purple implosion and post it so that we can all get the idea of what it really looks like! Hehe
I wondered what that shift in the universe was Monday!
I’m glad you found a notebook fit for your needs! 
You’re going to do great; the beginning of the semester was always like that for me. Like you said, once you get into a routine— it’ll get better.
Yay for school!
The important thing to think about here is that you are actually doing what you set out to do–get back to school! Lots of people talk and talk, but they don’t actually do! (Yup. I’m in that category right now . . . ) I am very proud of you, Jenni! And if you are anything like me, it is always the unknown that seems insurmountable and overwhelming. Once you find out what is expected, then you can just dig in and get to it. You’ll do great!
Your post reminds me of my daughter’s book “Purplelicous”. Ha, ha. That is so funny.
I didn’t generally love my religion classes at BYU (I hated the fact that I was graded on religious stuff that had nothing to do with my spirituality), but my D&C class was an absolute favorite. The hardest part was memorizing the subject of each section, but I had a fantastic teacher. I hope you end up liking it like I did.
While we were studying D&C in Sunday School last year, I couldn’t believe how many notes I had in the margins from my religion classes. Fill those up! I agree with Rachel, I felt like they were judging my spirituality, and there were some teachers that treated their religion classes like they were the only ones that mattered. Which in some ways is true, but being nit-picky about the meaning of certain scriptures bugged me. Hopefully you don’t have one of those prof’s.
I can’t wait to hear about your English class, I am jealous. I sounds like so much fun. Good luck!
First week is done! It’s all down hill from here. Hahaha! Yeah right. It does sound like it’s going to be a good semester though.
You always impress me with your dedication to school. But i get it. I LOVE learning, and I’m especially jealous of learning Japanese. So cool. Good luck. I know you will continue to do great.