Spring Semester Begins

The first day of school was today. I have yet to decide if I like my new professors. My property professor is uncharacteristically perky (I say uncharacteristically because perky is not usually a trait that law school professors possess.)

My grades were very good. Now, I must remind myself that the only reason they were good is because I worked my ass off. Had I not worked my ass off, they would have been poor. I need to be very careful not to get cocky this semester.

I loved seeing everyone over break. Towards the end of the second week I started getting restless, but now that I am back, though it feels good to be working towards my goals again, I need to get used to staying focused for long periods of time again. I can have a day on the weekends to play.

Ryan and I had a chat while I was home. He said that the only thing that he regretted about our age difference is that I still have so much yet to do before I settle down. And he's right - I still have so many dreams. It's led me to reconsider my plans for the summer. I may apply to go to South Africa for six weeks. Seriously. Although it can't hurt to get a head start on finding a job that meshes with my career goals, this is also the time to go and see the world, before I have a long term job, a family, and a mortgage that tie me to one place. At this point I don't know where I will spend the summer, because there is so much in Seattle which draws me back, and so many people I miss - but maybe I could split my time.