Home Again, Home Again...

"Whatever you want you cannot do without thinking."
"Everyone loves children. Our children is the future."

One highlight of having an English prof for a father is listening to horribly written essays at the dinner table. I suppose it sounds strange, but it's a source of humor for the family - especially when these are essays written by international students. Their struggle to express their feelings in a language they believe they've mastered put a whole new lease on life, inthat you're left wondering whether or not they meant exactly what they said. The most recent topic was on marriage; the question dealt with what they thought about those who did not get married and were instead either living with their significant other or were single parents. It's interesting that all of them believed that marriage is the ideal pathway, it's too bad so many marriages are destroyed by divorce for one reason or another.
Now that summer is here for most, if not all, college students the question, "what am I going to do with this summer?" lingers in the air for most of us. After returning home I decided to make some personal goals for the next three months; this way I'll *hopefully* accomplish something with the time away from Texas State and all my beloved, much-appreciated friends from college. For the next three weeks I decided to read as much as possible, along with restarting on daily devotionals. I don't mean stupid girly novels like the ones I've read the past two summers (not those hyper-romance stories, but those really sappy fantasy "I found my perfect match" books), I decided I'd start on the classics that I'd never read like Jane Eyre and Emma. I suppose these are almost in the same genre as the aforesaid novels, but I'm sure they're infinitely better written. Then on June 6th I begin my rigorous summer school schedule, during which I'll leave for school around 7 am with my dad and finish at 3 pm. It's like a work day, only much more taxing on the brain. Accounting and philosophy, it can't get much better than that. Once that's finally over I get a vacation: Virginia to see my best friend, other friends, and some relatives; Chicago to visit my grandmother, uncle, and venture around town with my cousins; then St. Louis to relax a few days with my aunt, uncle, and cousins before coming back home. After that...more reading as well as packing to move into the apartment on August 10th! Woohoo!!!
My return to San Marcos will be an exciting event, yet there is some uncertainty concerning the new semester. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again and telling summer stories - I'll most likely have some unbelievable ones of my own, intermingled with the slow, boring times spent sitting at home. What have I done so far? Aside from signing up for classes, unpacking almost everything, cooking, and reading, very little. Without a car and high school friends in the neighborhood, my life moves about as fast as a rock. At least I'll be given a push in the near future, but until then I remain...
Your homebody,
Anna