School is driving me bonkers!!

I never thought the day would come! School used to be so easy for me. I'm not gloating, I promise. It just wasn't something I had to "work" on. A 10 year break can change things though.

I am currently a student at San Antonio College. I have already taken three physical classes and two online classes since the middle of May. I will say, I definitely prefer physical classes now.

My first class was the earlier half of American History with an absolutely wonderful teacher. He was great and really found a way to get me interested in history and how it connects with our current society. Luckily, I had him again for the second half of American History. The last physical class I had was Speech. I took it because I had to. Honestly. Anyone who knows me knows speaking is definitely not a weak spot for me. In my practice speech, where it was just my teacher and me, he actually told me he wishes he could help me, but that there was nothing I needed improvement on. Yes, gloating a little there, but it was a proud moment for me. I got A's in all those classes.

On to my online classes. Maybe taking two sciences at the same time wasn't my best idea, but at the time, I was thinking, I'm not a science fan... I need 4 science classes for my major... Let's knock two out this summer. So I took Chemistry and Geology. I do feel like I actually learned something from my geology class, but I learned NOTHING from my Chemistry class. It was more of a math refresher than anything. Everything I had to memorize was memorized just long enough to pass the tests. Between these two classes I was completely beat down. 40-60 pages of homework a week, 6-10 chapters to read each week, at least one paper, and discussion questions. Not to mention there was a quiz per chapter and a test per week. Basically, it was rough. By far the hardest time I've had (outside of learning Arabic, but that's a completely different story) with learning a subject. I am pretty sure my grade will be high B's in those classes, and honestly, I am more than happy with that!

As I said earlier, I am a student of SAC, but for Fall, I will be taking my classes at one of Alamo's sister schools, Northeast Lakeview College. Its considerably closer to my home and Ellie's daycare is only a three minute drive from campus, which is nice. My fall classes consist of Biology with a Lab, a Photography Class, the second portion of English Composition, an Education class, and a Math class for those in the Education field (learning how to teach math). I'm really looking forward to my classes, but am definitely enjoying my break right now. I don't start the classes until August 22nd, and then its back to work. Wish me luck!