SSDD Pt. 2

Soooo, Same Sh*T Different Day huh? Let me finish up the last post I was working on. I had identified three objectives to complete before going off and starting law school. I should recap before moving ahead; they were:

1. Put my financial house in order, and take care of any outstanding debt.
2. Spend lots of quality time with both friends and family.
3. Return my mind to the student setting, and become engaged with my soon to be environment

I went into great detail about number one the day before. I tried to get across the idea that you want to make sure you are taking care of any outstanding student loans either through deferment or through payment options. You want to try and find a job that is flexible enough to work with you but also allows you enough money for your living expenses as well as paying back some of those loans. So I guess now I can go ahead and continue with what I have been doing with my year off from school.

Probably the most important thing that I have been doing is rebuilding and strengthening relationships with both my family and with my friends. As any college graduate can tell you, the four to five years you spend there really changes you. Some people grow more then others, but at the very least, world views are shifted and now ideas are met and incorporated into your life. Some people this results in a reaffirmation of what they already knew and believed, for others they begin to incorporate new and interesting things into their life. The four years I spent in school made me more confident then ever in my own personal skills and ability. I feel more self-reliant due to all of the different situations I have been put in and come out of. What that means is that I have had to "reintroduce" myself to my family and some of my friends. I am really trying to make the most of this time because I know that law school will be extremely demanding and I wont have much time with them, especially since I will be out of state.

Before I was able to do that though, I had to evaluate myself and find out who I was. I did a little traveling and found myself at my grandparents house for a few months simply living. With no work, no school, and no friends around I was able to actually figure out who Marqus had become over the past four years. I was also able to evaluate myself compared to where I thought I would be, and where I actually was. I came up with a readjusted plan, and was more focused when I got back to Atlanta.

This new focus and adjustment to my life plans afforded me a chance to get back in the "school" mode and get ready for law school. I started working on my law school applications and doing research on different schools. Now that I am accepted I try to spend a little bit of time researching the city I will be in. I have found myself recently trying to read articles in papers and online to get back in the frame of critically thinking about information. I plan on taking the summer to begin reading the required material for the semester. So this is what I'm up too till August. Working, enjoying good times with friends, and lots and lots of reading...and oh yeah witting here as well of course