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After 467 days of no school, on Monday, I made my return. It’s weird really. There was no real anxiety involved, no worry, just… another thing to add to my schedule. Okay, so I take it back. There was anxiety, anxiety over how the hell I’m going to manage 15 credits, working full time and maintaining a functional social life to be exact. I went on an organizational rampage. My dream web application idea was born, in fact, from this little bit of anxiety. So how am I managing?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately on attitudes and outlooks. It wasn’t all that long ago that I was easily (and correctly) categorized as a bitter cynic, often pessimistic. These days, however, I am keenly optimistic and enthusiastic about the future and my life. And, oddly enough, I think the catalyst for this change was my parents’ decision not to cosign my loans for college.

At 11pm last night, The School of Russian and Asian Studies informed me of my acceptance into Irkustk State Linguistic University! Let the long visa process begin!