So Soon?

Time for a confession. I miss college. I know, I know. It's only been one month. But even with my freedom so new, I know that not being in class will slowly drive me insane.

I miss everything about school. I miss the professors (obviously) and the discussions; the papers and the proposals. I miss constantly discovering new information, feeling like I was in it, not just an observer. I miss feeling like I was being heard on issues that matter to me, even if it was just by the professor. I miss classes so much more than I thought I would, and so much sooner than I thought I would.

I started hunting around for graduate programs yesterday, and of course, they are all on the East Coast. The United States Institute for Peace offers online courses on random stuff at no cost, and I plan on busying myself with those while I make a plan of attack for grad school. I thought I would at least have until September, when DePaul starts classes, before I started longing to go back to 990 W. Fullerton. Go figure.