The Waiting Game

Well, the results came in, and to my surprise, Lakehead U accepted me into their ranks. Pretty exciting stuff, considering I had no backup plan if that fell through. Off to school yet again in the Autumn. I have to admit that the prospect of classes and deadlines does not turn my crank, but the idea of being ble to live that good old school lifestyle is great. Of course, as my future career depends on my performance, I will have to do things a little differently this time around - no more sleeping in, skipping class to play volleyball, drinking my face off on a monday night, just for the hell of it....I will actually have to apply myself, something I have not done in 8 years, since I was in highschool. The fact that I got into residence was a nice touch as well. i was concerned about having to locate accomodations in Thunderbay, since it is such a long drive up, but when i got the word that I was in for res, it was a huge load off. I will be 9-10 years older than most of the other res. dwellers - I'm still not sure who it will be worse for, although I'm sure that on a maturity scale I will score about the same - maybe I can teach them all a thing or two...more likely I will be the one who gets the education....the teens these days are a little bit more, i don't know, "out there than we used to be. At least thats the way it seems, but it may just be I am getting older and my memory is foggy....who knows....
It is all just a matter of time now until i get to move up to T.bay, and restart my academic career. It seems that I have been spending a lot of my time waiting lately, which is a state that does not really agree with me. Makes me feel like I am existing in some type of limbo, always looking ahead to some distant point i time, and neglecting the present. I hate that. Life should be lived in order to capture the moment. All I can hope is that when this school year is over, my degree will free me to live the lifestyle that I desire. Who knows what I will do, but I certainly hope that I get lead over seas to some distant land in order to teach, much like my friends Kirk and Julie, who have taught in Bulgaria and now Thailand. Now that is living!
I just have to get through the upcoming school year, and then the world is my oyster. What a wondeful prospect!