Time has flown by

Yesterday was the end of an important period of time for me, and also the main reason I have completely neglected posting much of anything on here for the last two months. December 17th ended the first semester of community college for me at MontCo, as I took the last of my four finals Wednesday morning. I call this an important period of time for me because my last attempt at college courses seventeen years ago ended in dismal failure. (See previous post for more information on this topic.)


Macroeconomics proved to be the most difficult on me, as the semester wore on I fell more and more behind and it showed in my final exam and project. I thought the timing of my taking a macroeconomics class couldn't have been better, as the theories, ideas, and policies of the U.S. we learned were able to be seen in action due to the current recession and failing of our economy over the past few months. It's one thing to learn theory, it's another to learn the theory and see it put into action. Rachel and I took this class together, even with that, the teacher challenged us with every exam. In any case, I'm glad that class is done with. Accounting was more interesting than I thought it was going to be, but that is her forte rather than mine. Rachel and I took this class together as well, and are planning on taking part two together next semester. I decided to take college algebra to shake the cobwebs loose, and it was a prerequisite to move onto other higher math for my degree program. I needed to have 3 credit hours of a P.E. credit, but most of the courses offered were only two hours or weren't offered online. I found a class that would fulfill three credit hours, was offered online, and was a topic that I could get into: Human Sexuality. Everyone who knows me well said that class was perfect for me, or laughed with embarassment at the topic. I was one of two guys in the class, and ended up gaining a few fans of my posts to the message board discussions. Two finals I was able to take online, and two had to be taken on campus - they are all done, and I have tentative grades for three of my classes. Just waiting on the teachers to finalize and post official grades before I celebrate anything. In any case, I've proven to myself that I am smart enough for community college at least, and my confidence is growing a little bit. Thank you to everyone who have voiced your support, and thank you to my wife for encouraging me to take a step into the unknown. I'll be posting some over to the next few weeks to get anyone caught up, but more so for me to be able to journalize my life over the past two months.