This is do weird....

I came the conclusion i am out of my element. Dont get me wrong, i love the grad program here, and i plan on finishing. I am talking about it from a social aspect. Here i thought i was a social butterfly, well i am but in a college town, when you dont know anybody is kinda hard. I use to go to bars and find a person to talk to but here not that simple. Also with there being an age difference with my roomies and looks like they have click since they are all high school friends, its kinda hard to join in. Thus the reson i am drinking a beer and wathcing "Return of the Living Dead" on a saturday night....lol. But its only the second week, just moving slower than i thought. I made a list of "what type of friends i need"

1. Hang out friend-i can go to there house anytime, watch TV eat their food and drink their beer and sleep on their couch with no questions asked
2. The Bar friend- somebody who will grab a beer with me in the middle of the day
3. The Disc golf friend- Do i need to explain this one....
4.The movie friend-i can call up and say lets go see a movie
5. Bed time buddy- once again do i need to explain this one......

So if i have these 5 friends my stay here in Mankato would be complete........

I made it!!!

Well its official, i made through my first week of class! I know i am going to love my Wednesday night class. We are learning exactly what i want to learn! i am not going to bore you with what it is, just take my word for it. Making friends is a slow but easy process, had lunch with a guy in one of the classes. He is also my partner for a presentation we are doing in a couple months. Came home, watch some TV with Sara(female roomie) then me and the other room mates decided to play some volleyball.

Last night went to the local biker bar, its the only bar i like going to, drinks are cheap and i can have convos without yelling over the music. There was a B-day party going on there for a lady, apparently herself and all her Friends have a DD (development disability). It was some kind of organization, one of the guys was sitting next to me, i was having the best time talking to him. I told him i was from Kentucky, and he said he loves ppl from Kentucky, then i asked him if he knew anybody from KY, he said i was the only one....... I also told him i worked in Florida, he was amazed by that, he asked if i saw lots of animals, like tigers, elephants, alligators, and dolphins. I said yes to the last to.....but no tigers or elephants in Florida. The bartender introduced me to the person in charge of this shindig and she gave me her card, so i might have a job sometime in the near future. And who says going to bars is a waste of time......

library.....

Went to the library to read my book for class next week and boy....plato is deep. Its not that long, its only 35pgs and its mainly an actual conversation between 2 ppl and a difference of opinion i have 100pg one due 2 weeks after, and its from another philosopher. As i was reading it shows me ppl back then were very intelligent and what they had to talk about was very random, we talk about about sex, music, favorite memories, and so on...Then they talked about virtues of ppl, to sum it up the main question is whether virtue can be defined, and with the question of whether virtue can be learned or taught. Is virtue the same as knowledge? WOW how come we dont have conversations like that?

The aftermath....

So class was.......AWESOME! Who wold have thunk that you need to read a lot in a graduate class.....I just have to read 2 books in weeks, no biggie. The class has awesome people in it, and there are no exams, just a lot of discussions and reading, then later on i have to give an hour long discussion on a subject and has to pertain to one of the 6 books that we have in class, should be busy but an experience i cant wait to do.... :)

Day IDK: Stuff......

Yesterday one of my things to do is get school supplies.....I feel like i am in middle school trying to find all my pens and paper whatever i need to be a good student :) One thing i bought is a planner, this yr i want to try to be a little more organized. I mean with 2 classes it shouldnt be that hard.......

When did book bags become so damn expensive , took me 4 hours to try to find one that was under $40 i was about tempted to buy the Jonus Brothers one......I am kinda picky, i like the ones with the single strap, took forever to find one under $40. Should have went with the spongebob one....

Found out last night i am missing one of m books, at first i thought i lost it, but apparently the book store didnt even have it on the inventory. So i didnt lose it, they just didnt put it in the box. The wednesday night though so i have time.

Which brings me to my other topic.....My frist grad class is tonight....da da da daaaaaaaa! I will fill you all in later tonight on the class. Peace out, keep it real, and stay black.......

Day 3: Disc, eagle, wings, beer, beer, and more beer.....

SO the day started off grand, played some disc golf had some good shots and then i saw my very first in the wild.......Bald freaking Eagle! I always see them in zoos with one wing bouncing around so it was nice to see one in a tree with both wings.

After a decent round of disc, went to BW3 for some food. Then i went walking around downtown checking out the bars. I think i found one bar that does not have the college party scene, it might be my new hang out place.

Came back home and there were like 10 ppl in the apt. Apparently there was a party going on. I didnt mind, it was actually fun to meet there friends, it was funny though every time somebody knocked on the door the ppl scattered like roaches in rooms. Being 26 has its advantages......

I taught the kids how to play Kings Cup, they thought it was the best game ever! I think living with young folk will be good, i can teach them new things, like better beer to drink (still a work in progress) and drinking games, this will help them become better ppl in life.........

Day 2: Books, rain, things that piss me off, roomies......

So the day started off with no sunshine...wooohooo! Still no sign of my room mates and today is the day i need to start putting things away and get food. Went to the campus with Riggs to get my books which was fun trying to wrestle my way through the freshman getting their ID cards, i was so happy wasn't them.

After books Riggs decided to tell me i need to get an ID card, i was like GD! For some reason i thought i didn't need one cause i am a Grad student, but apparently it doesn't matter. i didnt know why i felt weird being in line with them i just did. When i turned in my application for an ID card, the lady said i didn't look like a freshman...... i asked her if i look old she said no, i look distinguish...Good come back.


On the way back to my apt i was carrying my books and it decided to rain....EFFIN FANTASTIC!


I should mention that i set up my tent in the living room so it can dry fom when i stayed at a KOA (it makes senese later on in the day)

I went to wal mart and i did it without GPS, so i am getting better at this. In wally world, it was rough, i had to wait in line for ramen noodles! If you all didnt know i used to suffer from high blood pressure so i feel like i am going to suffer from it again since all i bought was easy mac ramen, and pizzas....lets just hope i find out in a different siuation. i also notice the inflantion of food, that piss me off, 89 cents pizza is now $1.25 so i had to put a few back sad day...and it was nice to see the iteam on the day on sale in the middle of the store was KY Jelly His and Her Pleasure.....

i felt like Jane Goodall oberserving monkeys while in line. People making out in line is a little weird it aggravtes me that they cant wait, i want to spray them with water. Hearing the young folk trying to find their hook up for beer tonight, and asking where the keg party is was amusing.

So after trying to fight the traffic in the parking lot, and sitting through a red light b/c another couple was making out in the car, i was ready to get home. i finally made it.

Within 20 mins this girl pops her head in my room, it happens to be one of my room mates. She was a little taken back with the tent in the main room. Also even better i share a bath room with her. I think she brought the entire collection of Bath and Body works with her......Then the guy came in after her. S i look at them talk they all know each other, even the guy that is not here is known. They all went to high school together, so this will be fun. The mom of the girl is judging me i think when she saw i was dinking a beer. She asked my age and when i said i was 26 she gave me a weird look...... I also found out my fear is freshman is ok....they are sophmores, so they have at least a yr underneath their belt. The best part is they brought everything with them, dishes pots, pans, knives, and gutiar hero world tour, which i dont have to buy with my loan money.

I already like the guy, he wore a Morehead St shirt just to break the ice with me, even though he has never been to Kentucky, the girl seems like a neat freak, taking bleach toweliets to everything in the house. But very nice, the other guy comes in tomorrow they said. So only time will tell. BTW i have toliet paper so no more using coupons.........

Day 1: Going back school(WTF)

So its been about 4 yrs since I have been in school, so i decided to go back for my masters in experiential education in Minnesota St. University in Mankato. For you all who don't know what experiential education, it is learning-by-doing, then reflecting on one's own experiences. I still want to work with camps in the future and i want to apply this philosophy and method to the staff and campers.

So anyway to the good stuff after a long journey (12 hours) from camp i came to Minnesota. I was able to make check into my apts. The apts i live are for college students, when i was waiting in line i saw i was the only without my parents, still in my PJs, and the only one who looks like they are over 21! So i was thinking what the hell am i doing....... I made to my room, which is nice i will post pics later. Trying to find my way in this town is hard, i got lost about 3 times. I am trying to refrain from my GPS so i know what the hell i am doing later on. Went to wal mart to get a shower curtain, sheets, and an Ethernet cable and power cord for my lab top it was like freshman yr all over again! Long lines, everybody wearing their school shirt OMG....i wanted to cry. i just left with those items and went back home.

But don't worry everybody, there is a BW3s here, so that's a plus i went there for my usual 18 wings and a couple of beers, after that it was all good. Hung out with a friend, (my only friend so far here) then went home.

When night came i realized i forgot toilet paper......I was not a happy person, it was late so i made use of the coupon book.......on that note Day 1 of Puddin Pop is done.