Four Years Later

I set foot in my high school for the first time in four years yesterday.  It was oddly nostalgic, but spurred some writing that’s been coming for sometime now concerning college.  

Within the past month I’ve graduated, moved from a place I called home for four years, started a new job, become CPR certified, signed a lease for a studio, cleaned out an apartment, cleaned up my language, and started something new.

And that’s exciting.

But how does one put four years into one simple blog post?  

You don’t.  Well, you do, and you list. 

You list things you learned in a classroom. 

And then the stuff you didn’t.

(Because that’s really what matters.)

Ten things I learned inside the box (of Professional Building room 103 mostly):

-the two different liquids which lie in three separate sections of the cochlea

-correct use of an otoscope

-how to say “ing” and a bunch other fun things in Sign

-Latin declensions

-a parent’s emotional process of learning a child has a severe hearing loss

-APA formatting

-MLA formatting

-APA again

-lesson planning

-Greek and Roman gods and goddesses

Ten things I learned everywhere else:

-non-St. Louis driving etiquette

-never ignore someone because it might be awkward

-teamwork and groupwork are very different things

-good friends laugh their ass off with you

-great friends get you through a break-up

-confrontation is not always a bad thing

-how to pull an all-nighter for homework

-how to pull an all-nighter for a TV marathon

-be honest, always

-sweet potato browns are a gift from Heaven

I paid more money for the first list. 

The second cost me more and taught me most. 

So I’ve got a piece of paper the says I did something good.  A card from my mom said that a years ago.  Next four years, let’s just say you’ve got big shoes to fill.