Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Makings Of Winter Semester: A Sore Subject


Thus far I have had a rocky start to the semester. I'm very out of practice at getting up before 8 in the morning. The snooze button has become my new best friend. Sorry, Curls. 

I'm not sure what I was thinking when I made my schedule last semester but I somehow made it so that I have class everday at either 9 or 9:30. I used to be soo good at getting up for class sophmore year because I drove to school to get a parking spot. For some unknown reason this year it is exponentially harder than I remember. What has happened to me that I cannot make the morning my new friend. Did I burn that bridge already?? 

One hypothesis I have on why it is so much harder is that I am getting ready all by myself. When I lived at Alpine Village, my whole apartment was up by 7 and we all got ready together, granted it was mostly silent when we did. But that's not the point. What is the point is that I now have less accountability if I don’t get up. Everyone in my apartment gets up at different times and I never see anyone until I get to campus.

 Plus I don’t love all my classes this semester. Im sure they will be interesting but I am so ready to be in comms classes that I can hardly stand it. I already miss taking comms classes and it has only been a few weeks since I was in one. 

Yesterday I started my snowboarding class. I had soo much fun on my pretty new board up at Sundance. i sound like an overwhelming optimist but I loved my teachers, they were both way funny and very patient when we messed up, and I love love love the other girls in my class, they seem so nice and fun because we can laugh when we fall (which I do a lot).

 It was such a good workout. I know because I am already sore all over, have huge bruises on my knees, am having trouble sitting down comfortably, and very weak and shaky wrists. Lesson learned: invest in wrist guards if you are going to be falling quite a bit. Snowboarding is much harder to catch onto than skiing but I am very much enjoying the challenge. If anyone is looking for a snowboarding partner, I am always up to go!! Also, I got a season pass so I can practice A LOT. I felt a little old  in my class yesterday because I was older than both the other girls and one of my teachers. I'm only 20! I shouldn't feel this way, not yet at least!! 

I should really go and do homework because I promised myself I would be a great student this semester. I will post later and let you know how things are going. Talk to you later my fellow bloggers!!

2 comments:

  1. Hahaha I LOVE it :) I completely understand your battle with the morning...since when did it become our enemy!? Stupid. And wooooo you are a fabulous snowboarder with a rockin' hard bodday!

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  2. I will admit that as far as exercising goes...snowboarding is probably one of the best ways to do it! I'm def going to go with you sometime. But at the rate you're going, you'll probably be to good by then and then you won't want to go with me :/ lol

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