It's my third week

I am in the middle of my third week of school, and while the homework load has picked up significantly I still find it quite manageable. At the start of this week we had a key term quiz for interpersonal communication as well as some group stuff. It almost seems like we are doing a chapter a week in there. Composition.... ugh
Composition is one of those classes that you enjoy because you like the topic being covered, but at the same time you dread doing the work. On Monday we had to prepare two thesis statements for our narrative essay. I wrote mine as the teacher walked into class which is a habit I would love to avoid.
Thesis statement 1
Becoming a father is a life changing event. It made me realize that I need to reorganize my priorities and start putting my family first.

Thesis statement 2
Becoming a part for the first time is an exhilarating experience that introduced me to so many new things. Things like diapers, midnight feedings, and losing a lot of sleep...
The rough draft for this paper is due today, so I wrote mine yesterday in about 40 minutes. All of our papers are supposed to be 800-1000 words. It seems hard at first but after a while I was already at 922 with out being conscious of it.
Tuesday brought intro to software applications, and principles of marketing. I really like both of these classes, something about them just feels right. Intro to software applications is pretty easy so far we are currently working in word. There is a little home work for this class but it's not to bad at all.
Principles of marketing- this is a fun one. On Tuesday we broke into groups to begin our capstone project. The plan is to get a team together that will build a marketing plan for this generic product. I had originally signed on to be the designer/creative person, but as no one chose to be the writer I opted to do that instead. I gotta get headed out the door to bring my kids to daycare and to go to class. I will leave you with a little video I find quite humorous. Have a good day!

My second day in school

Today started like any other day, got up and got ready for school, woke my kids up and got them ready for school and it was out the door we went. As I drove down 94w I noticed quite a traffic build up so I took the next exit and planned an alternate route to daycare. That route was also full of standstill traffic and I hit panic mode! Thoughts of walking in late to my first day of Intro to Application Software kept going through my head. I never imagined being late for any classes and thought I would be embarrassed if I were. I couldn't help but look at the clock in my car and try to guess what time I would finally arrive at school.
 After I dropped my kids off I quickly checked twitter and saw a traffic update from Kare 11. I found out there was an accident on 35e N that had shut the freeway down a few miles before the exit I needed. I had to plan another alternate route, but there aren't any as fast as 35e to 36 to get to school. I hopped on 94e and exited on Century ave and tried my best to get to school on time. I had made it to the parking lot with 10 minutes to spare which isn't much when the parking lots at school are a mess and cars are packed in like sardines in a can. I took the first spot I found and hustled into the building.
 Walking in the hallways were quiet and empty which was quite a change from yesterday. I had about 8 minutes to make it to class on time, a class that I had never been to, and a room that I never bothered to find prior to today. As I walked down the empty corridor watching the room numbers I couldn't help but be paranoid that I would walk in a few minutes late. Finally I was close to my classroom, now to find it. Turning left here and right next and..... that is not my class room. How could I have missed it? There were a couple of students walking who were looking for the same class as me, however they were smart enough to stop and ask for help. I gingerly followed them while watching the time hoping I would make it.
 I walked into class with 5 minutes to spare and took a sigh of relief. The professor greeted me by holding a roll of toilet paper and saying "take how much you think you'll need." Confused I ripped off a few squares as I awkwardly found a place to sit. Later in class she revealed that the toilet paper was an ice breaker, the number of pieces you ripped off determined how many things about yourself you had to tell the class. I had 5 here are the things I told them.

• I have been married for almost 8 years.
• I have 3 children
• This is my first time in school in ten years
• I write a blog where I interview athletes who are on twitter
• I am majoring in Marketing Management

This class was full of a lively group who seemed to have fun, and I really think I am going to enjoy it.

 My next class was Principles of Marketing and just right up the hall from my first class. There were about 4 students from my software class who were also in this one. Lynn (the professor) talked briefly about the syllabus and what would be expected of us, and what we can expect of her. After that we had to "market" ourselves to the class. This is a class that will be mostly team based so the purpose was to let the others know what they were in for had you ended up on their team. It was a really interesting exercise that gave you the chance to get to know your classmates in a non typical form. I can already tell that this will be my favorite class of the semester.

 I will write again on the weekend if time permits otherwise it will be between classes on Monday. As always thank you for taking the time to read, have a great day!

My First Day!

 I will update this through out the day as I complete classes!

 My first day started off like any other typical day, I got up and got the kids breakfast, dressed, and ready for school, but I couldn't help wondering what my first class was going to be like! It was interpersonal communication. Would I need to use a computer during class? Would there be homework? Is there a chance I will know one of the 40 students in the class? Will I get lost in the West campus trying to find my class rooms?
 I sat around the house waiting to bring my two youngest kids Lucas and Caitlyn to daycare so I could officially start my first day. I put my coat on about an hour before I needed to leave and double checked my backpack to make sure I had everything I would need. Pens, notebook, planner, course books yep it's all in there.

 I just finished my first class Interpersonal Communication. It was not quite what I was expecting but it did remind me of being back in high school. There are about 40 students in the class from what seems like all walks of life. We were given our first homework assignments; read the syllabus by our next class (Wednesday) and read the first chapter of our text book by Friday. I plan to do both of them today after I get home from picking the kids up from school, although I am sure it will take me a few days to read the textbook chapter with all of the other things going on with my kids. PS as far as double checking my backpack and making sure I had everything I overlooked the notebooks. I didn't need one for my first class today, hopefully I won't need one for my second class that starts at 1:00pm


 My last class of the day was composition, man the hallways at school get crowded when one class gets out and there is a hoard of people waiting to get into a classroom! I get this feeling composition is going to be a difficult class, but also a great class for developing and also fine tuning my writing ability. I found myself with three short stories to read for that class by Wednesday, I plan to do that after my kids go to bed tonight. I was able to complete both of my homework assignments from my first class before I started cooking dinner.

 So far I really like being back in school, it's nice to add a sense of routine back into my life to help balance our the craziness of having three kids. It seems all of my nervousness was over nothing! Being back in a classroom felt so right, I have no clue what I was so worried about, but people say your brains natural reaction is to freak out when it is forced to make changes. I probably won't post another update until next week unless something extraordinary happens.
As always thank you for taking the time to read this, have a wonderful day and feel free to subscribe to this blog or my other blog where I interview athlete http://athleteinterviewsviatwitter.blogspot.com

So I start school tomorrow......

Tomorrow marks the first day of the rest of my life, and I am feeling all sorts of emotions about it! I am nervous, excited, anxious, and determined. I am nervous because I have not been in a class room to learn in ten years! I have no clue what to expect as far as the course load goes and how much homework to expect. I am excited because this is a great opportunity for me to become a better person and provider for my family. I am determined to do my best in school and learn as much as I possibly can! I want to become a better writer, for me, and for you the readers.

I am going to school for marketing management with a focus in social media management. In a perfect world I will get an internship with a local sports team as the end of my two year college career is coming to an end, and then to be hired for a full time position with the said team. I don't have a preference in what sport I work for I just love sports and want a job where I can deal with them every day.

I will be attending school full time, my first semester at Century College will be 13 credits. along with my generals I hope to take courses about interviewing, and photography. Hopefully during my time in school I will be able to juggle interviewing, homework, and being a full time father while still providing you (the readers) with quality interviews to read.

I was given the opportunity to go to school because my previous job closed. They brought in a dislocated workers program to help people decide what to do with their future whether it be school, finding a new job immediately, or getting some training to get a job not related to your current job. When I sat down with my counselor Kathey Furkel I told her that I was unsure about what I wanted to do. The thought of not working is scary when you have 3 kids and a wife, and you have been the main provider for five years. I told Kathey that I thought I would be foolish to pass on a free two year degree and she agreed. When I started to tell her about my interests and brought up my blog she got very excited, and told me that I should go into school for social media management. Kathey told me it is a growing industry with a very high ceiling so that's how I came to my decision. I hope you can all follow along with me while I take this journey and listen to my stories that I have about my learning experiences, classes, and new friends made.

Have a good day and thank you for taking the time to read.