A morning at school....

Here's an excerpt from my journal from yesterday:

"My attempts at studying weren't overly successful this morning as I tryed to plow through some written communication homework. Previous visitors to the library had left their perfumes and colognes suspended in the air in pockets around the library forcing me to relocate multiple times. Finally having settled down away from the noisy talkers and smelly air, I focused on studying only to be distracted a few minutes later by a steady but soothing beat reverberating through the library's walls and floor. After a confused minute of contemplation it dawned on me that today was the morning that the Kenyan drummers were performing in the cafeteria. Excited to have some sweet music to study to, I quickly but neatly gathered my books and bags and scampered downstairs. Coming around the corner from the stairwell into the cafeteria I discovered people everywhere. Chairs and tables where overflowing with people, backpacks, cellphones (among other electronic gadgets), and half eaten lunches. People sat on the floor, leaned against posts and anywhere else they could find to.
That brings me up to now [about 12 noon]. Sitting here practicing my writing, soaking in the beautiful and energizing music while chewing my Almond Joy candy bar from Alyssa. Ah... this is the life :) [yes, the smiley face IS in my journal.... lol] I haven't quite figured out what it is about the "college life" thing that I'm enjoying so much - but I really am. [I think it's finally feeling like I'm moving forward and have a "place" and purpose]. I'm only taking one class here right now but it feels like "my school" and I'm enjoying it.
Sitting here serves such a great opportunity for an observation study on people! There are people who dance to the music without abandon and there are people who look terrified at the very thought. There are some who want to dance but hestitate. I sit here thinking that it's great that those people are confident enought to get up and dance without caring, while the girls next to me discuss who looks stupider.
And then there's me.... pretending to know how to write, while bobbing to the music and analyzing the world around me like a physicology geek. :) "

I added the following shortly afterwards:
"I was going to be done on that note but I want to also comment on the fact that a bunch of those who were dancing were disabled people/ people with special needs and I was just thinking about how free they are. They are not held back by fear of what people will think of them or what could happen. They are, perhaps, the freest people in our world."

After the Kenyan's left I had lunch with a homeschool friend who also attends the same Technical school and finished off my day with my ballroom dance class and a bunch of practice. I LOVE ballroom and I'm so excited to be learning it this semester. I may even have the chance to compete! :) It'll take me awhile to get proper posture down though because while I have decent posture, ballroom posture is alittle extreme. lol :)