I finally got rid of my roommate (as an RA, I'm not supposed to have a roommate but due to a housing overflow I had roommate). Our school's housing office does a great job handling these situations and finding people comfortable spots to live until a permanent space is available. That's been the liberating spot of my week.
So over the past few weeks we've had Opening Doors to Teaching where students came and we had the opportunity to learn about our school and our education department. There was a HS senior I met there who had many good questions, and luckily, I could answer all of them for her because of my other involvements on campus. Even with a full schedule, I could afford time to do things like work as an Ambassador for admissions and be an RA. You can never learn enough about your school to share. I find that people in education at UNC Asheville seem to have the fullest experience and like it the most and are involved in other things on-campus.
The most amazing thing about Opening Doors program was the fact that someone sent us a nice e-mail afterwards about the program.
Educationally, it's been a rough few weeks with a pretty big French paper (10 pages-15 pages) due, presentations for Marketing class, and tests for my Arts & Ideas class. Although I didn't ask for it, teachers noticed how stressed some of us were, and our paper was delayed by a week. As a teacher, sometimes you just have to survey the situation and consider everything to help the student succeed the best way that they can. If they really need help, lend it - or help them find it.
Time is worth a lot, and I found that out quickly over the duration of this semester. Luckily at UNC Asheville there's a lot of support for these times of learning experiences and transitions. Taking on too much has been a tradition of mine, but my academic advisor gave me great advise and why I don't have to do everything. After this whole semester, I feel liberated for next semester, although I'm taking way more hours.
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