Lessons Learned.

This semester has truly been one of the most different semesters I have spent in College Station. My closest friends throughout college are no longer here, or here in different form (i.e. married). I am a 5th year, and receive the question, "are you still here?" very often. I am in classes that are not very hard but also very enjoyable.

Probably the thing I feel the most difference in, is my time. Never have I been this free with my time. I have "phased out" if you will of my time commitments, except for Home Group, which never has felt like a commitment, more of something I look forward to every single week. I have realized in the last few days how grateful I am for having time.

Last semester I learned a lot. A whole lot. One of the lessons I learned over and over and over again was how little control I had over really everything. Flexibility was the name of the game, and never has being flexible been so hard. I shed many tears last semester for many reasons, but I think they all stemmed from me not being able to do what I wanted, when I wanted... sounds kinda selfish, huh? For example, talk to my friends and family when I wanted, drive alone in my car, run into the grocery store and pick up the things I needed, or communicate in-depth with the people in my home... those things were not possible.

Coming back, I can see these lessons being fleshed out in my life. I like to wake up everyday with little plans. I have class, and then basically nothing else... and it has been so fun. Tonight I went to Rec Center and swam, I walked around College Station for a WHILE today when my car was being worked on, I did things I never do here in this town... and all because I am just going with the flow. Yesterday I got to translate Spanish for a friend. I have found friends in random places around town. I could go on... but I am learning to not try too hard to be in control. And it's working nicely.