Well, I have the first day of school under my belt. And what a first day it was. Of course I woke up at 5:11a.m.! Really wished I could have slept in til at least 6:30 but I was just too excited.

I tried my best to fill the morning with mundane chores but by 10:30, I was leaving for campus. I didn't have to be there until noon, but I just had to get there.

What an amazing site. All those days I had been going, there weren't too many people around but today, there were hundreds of young people everywhere. Many were on bikes and scateboards with ipods in their ears or talking on the phone. So much activity and noise it was exhilirating.

I must admit I was a little overwhelmed at first. Once I got my wits about me, and calmed myself down, it got easier. When I made it to my first class, I saw familiar faces from this summer's orientation. That made all the difference. Two of the people in that class were in my second class and we walked together to our German Lit course. A nice young man from that same group then walked me to my third class even though he wasn't even going that way.

I felt such a sense of accommplishment that I even made it to the classes on time with everything I was supposed to have.

I came home very tired and went to bed. Now I'm going for a pot of coffee and back to the campus for fireworks and fun!!