Life Goals

I think that I would make a really good parole officer, therefore doing something along the lines of a parole officer is my goal for school. I haven't read up on it yet but I am not sure if being a parole officer requires me to go to a police academy and become a police officer first. I'm guessing yes because the title has the word "officer" in it. If that is the case, assuming that I can become a police officer (from what I learned in my police community and society class becomng an officer is very exclusive and difficult to achieve) I need to go to a police academy. I think that I will wait until after college to do this, as opposed to going during a summer.

It's likely though that I will not even be able to serve as a police officer because I have been diagnosed with depression and am medicated for it. Even if my depression somehow dissappears and dealing with life gets easier, I think that it is a point against me because the background checks are naturally really intensive.

If not, I'm sure I have other options. Hopefully I will be able to find some of those options once I start doing my community service for my social welfare class.

First Day Back!!

And it was awesome! Both my teachers seem very nice and pleasant and respectful and the curriculum (curriculi?) look like they will be really interesting! My Intro to Social class seems like it will be alot of work. We don't have any exams but we do have a few projects and a bunch of little homework assignments. Oh ya, did I mention THIRTY HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE?!!!! Thats going to be stressful but I know I will enjoy the hands on learning experience.

After I got out of class I am proud to say that I did not go straight to Hilda's to nap! If I had I'm sure I would have stayed there for too long relaxing instead of being on campus in the school state of mind. I hung out in the pride center while I ate lunch and then spent an hour or so in the computer lab as I waited for Monika. I added my professor's emails, office hours and phone numbers to my contacts on my google account and I also picked up a form to declare my minor. Next up tonight is to at least do half of my reading for my intro class and start looking for an article to do my journal entry on for next week!

I'm really really sleepy now so i'm going to just rest my eyes until 8:30 and get on that homework train!

Excitement

I've basically been waiting all vacation for school to start again. I had a really stressful end to the semester because I got myself in a position where I had to study insanely hard to get a decent grade in two of my classes, and I let myself get anxious. Christmas was a nice break from school, I got to buy things for people and see them happy about it, I got presents and I got a few new pieces for my wardrobe. But now I feel like I have everything that I need for now so I can't stress shop to pass the time. I've felt like that for about two weeks, and I've been ready to get back to a schedule and ready to get things done.
Last semester taught me that if I apply myself, I can do really well. Not only did I get two good grades, but I felt really strongly like I had earned them and even weeks after my classes have ended I still have information that I know I retained and that feels so great! Now that I know what I have the potential to do I want to do it all again!!!