One Day Down

Heading home at 3pm? It's been a long time since I last kept those kind of hours.

My anxieties were building last night and on into this morning but it didn't take long for them to disappear once we got started. Our usual Monday morning Sociology class was replaced today by a general introduction to the course. We went over the structure and objectives and things got a little less scary.

I've learnt that I'll need a bigger breakfast (with some coffee) to make it through the morning classes, by 10:30 I was stifling yawns as my stomach rumbled. Luckily our tutor Yvette wrapped things up with an hour to spare so it was a chance to grab a discounted latte and get to know some of my classmates for the year ahead.

It turns out one of my fellow students, Ricardo, was a couple of years below me at school and is best friends with my cousin. It's a small world isn't it? As for the others on the course, it's a good mix of people in the class with a lot of different backgrounds and experiences. I'm not the youngest by any means but I'm not the oldest either so that's one worry assuaged.

After our long lunch it was time for English with Steve Fitzpatrick, complete with our first writing assignment. Admittedly it was just a short piece giving some background about ourselves. It seems we'll be doing a lot of work in groups and pairs so there'll be an emphasis on discussion over dictation, which suits me perfectly. We've got four English units during the 33 weeks of the course, with our grades dependent on the successful completion of three essays and an oral presentation.

A little light homework covering some of the most common spelling mistakes topped of the end of a great first day. Tomorrow I'm facing a hard morning of Maths with a Study Skills session after lunch.