Break and a New Semester

Hello, friends! This marks the end of my first week (plus a couple of days) back at Transy after an incredible holiday and break! As a testament to the close relationships you form here, I’ll tell you a quick story from my break.

I went home on Friday, and for the first couple of days I busied myself with quality time with my family and high school friends. But, after a few days, I found myself desperately missing my Transy folks and drove an hour to Somerset and then 2 more hours to Knoxville Tennessee to see some of my friends. My parents didn’t understand how, after a week, I would be willing to drive that far to see someone I would get to see again in 2 weeks, but that’s what happens here. Transy’s small size means getting really close to people really fast. The relationships I’ve formed here are going to last me my whole life; it’s a wonderful feeling.

Me and the Family at our Christmas get together.

My holiday was pretty rad. I tied my dad at my family’s annual trivia game, illiciting such responses as “…that Transy kid…” (though Daddy would probably like to think it’s just genetics). I got quite possibly the nerdiest electronic on the market for Christmas—an Amazon Kindle. It’s like an electronic ebook reader with no backlighting to destroy your eyes (aka a book lover’s dream). I didn’t even ask for it, but it made me feel amazing that my family was finally embracing my passion for my new major…did I mention it came with Dostoevsky’s complete works and Billy Collin’s new book of poems already loaded? Jackpot.

Me playing with my Nephew, Clay at our Family's Christmas

By the end of break, I couldn’t wait to get back home (Transy) to start my new classes, and on Monday I wasn’t disappointed. I love them all so far and even though this will most likely be my hardest semester yet, I know that it will also be the most productive and the most satisfying. I’m so glad to be back here and blogging again among other things; I’ll keep you posted!

A book-lover's dream!