It started gradually with a few\u00a0strange faces\u00a0in the cafeteria earlier this week. Then the wait for an elevator grew slightly. Now it’s official: the school year is about to begin.<\/p>\n
The campus is swarming with students. Bathrooms are less peaceful, flyers are appearing on bulletin boards and, by yesterday there were\u00a0long lines in the cafeteria.<\/p>\n
This time of year always comes with mixed emotions for me. I know the whole point of a univeristy is supposed* to be education…which means students. And I do enjoy the energy the students bring. I really do! But their return also means the end of those lazy days of summer where there are always seats in the cafeteria or outside around campus, where you don’t need to wait in line for food, and where you can walk through the halls on campus and not see another person.<\/p>\n
But it’s all good. After a week or two, I actually enjoy the presence of students. I’ve just never been good at dealing with change – and jumping from deserted campus to an active academic scene within 4 days\u00a0just takes some adjusting.<\/p>\n
Labor Day weekend couldn’t come at a better time, then! If all goes as planned, I’ll be going to Connecticut to visit with Adam (the one I went to Ptown wtih a few weeks ago). Hopefully, Hurricane\/Tropical Storm\u00a0Ernesto will continue\u00a0his westward path and leave us with just some scattered showers in these parts.<\/p>\n
Fingers crossed.<\/p>\n
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*I say education is “supposed to be” the whole point of a university, but it seems that Harvard is equally, if not more, focused on research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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