"It's like a barbaric wasteland out there!"
sighs my friend, Jack, gazing out at the black abyss, where the horizon and the water are indistinguishable, and which is literally less than 20 feet from us.
We're sitting lakeside at the Info Commons, finishing up, cozy in some squashy armchairs, doing:
a GROUP PRESENTATION.
So, before I launch into another tirade about how much I am loathing school right now and all the papers and projects, let me take you by surprise: tonight it went amazingly well.
Once in a blue moon, one finds oneself paired with some pretty awesome classmates, who are amiable, enjoyable, and who really just want to get the work done. Such was my luck this evening, and I am really feeling grateful for it.
I hope that as all of you, my fellow students, turn to face those dreaded clouds from which April's showers come, full of tests and anxiety and projects and collaboration, remind yourself that this could actually be fun. And you might just meet a T.S. Eliot trapped inside a Jack Morrissey while working on your proposal for a Civic Engagement Project.
Ok, so you won't meet him exactly, but you get the point: open-mindedness can save the day. :D
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