Somehow, it's already October. In the midst of 4 of my own classes, the night class/president/TA/jack of all trades experience that is United Nations Association, NUCALLS eboard, mentoring(?) freshmen, actually getting my ass to the gym, trying to stay in touch with friends and family, and getting to know my roommates, its already October. How does that happen? Next up is the BU MUN conference this weekend, Yom Kippur, ladies from London in town, getting drunk and crashing a bride show, pre-election insanity,

There's a lot I feel like I never get around to, or talk about in the hopes of eventually doing. Part of me thinks I need to stop trying to make myself feel guilty/unproductive for not getting to them, and the other part of me knows I need an on going to-do/want-t0-do list to keep myself going.

The one thing I'm loving about campusy-ness this semester is meeting people. My Pol Comm class makes us learn everyone's names, and it's like having 40 new friends to run into. I'm learning all the names of the Model UN class, and it'll make it easier to work with people and a lot more fun. Because of student leadership, I'm also having a chance to meet and network with other people running clubs and activities, and they're almost all the kind of people I identify with. With so many friends studying abroad, I'm glad to have the opportunity to expand my horizons.

All of my classes make me think--even if the work load isn't intense like pharmacy or engineering, its a lot to wrap my head around and it keeps my brain buzzing long after class. The materials all tie together, and are extremely applicable to my past work experience, my current student leadership, and my ambitions--which is scary! A lot of philosophical conversations have risen from what I'm learning, and I feel many more coming on.

In spite of/because of everything going on, I'm still feeling a little unglued a lot of the time. Having a hard time settling into a routine, and figuring out why exactly I feel the need to be so busy all the time. I'm missing a lot of people, and wishing a thing or two had gone differently. The nice part is there's a lot of people and things to help me remember why I'm excited about the semester, but sometimes I think I keep myself busy just so I can't get bogged down in my own brain.

October excitement:
-VP debates tomorrow
-Halloween
-Kenzie comes at the end of the month
-massage appointment in two weeks
-fall weather
-Jon Stewart at NU if I can snag tickets