geography

i feel like a part of me has come alive.

my buddy's dad told us once that we needed to become experts in our fields of study.

this semester, i feel like that is actually happening; i am becoming a full fledged geography nerd. better yet, an expert.

my mind CONSTANTLY reverts back to geographical topics. population, economy, disasters, politics, government, seasons, mountains, erosion and ANYTHING having to do with the science of space and place.

my tests score are actually good. in class i can apply geographical explanations to discussion, giving the 'why' behind situations and happenings, instead of just simple, wrote definitions.

i think my favorite thing to do is to stumble upon issues that have not been explored very deeply, ponder about what could be done to fix issues, and then find papers and solutions written by REAL experts that say the same thing i do.

i know that i will forever be a student. but for once, i feel like i can actually master something someday. i can challenge others when they are wrong. i can say to people, 'no, that's wrong, you're wrong. i'm right. see this? this paper proves i know more than you. this dissertation proves i know more than you. all these other experts who say the same thing i do proves you are wrong. so step DOWN.' just fyi, the only time i feel like i want to do this is when people open their mouths about something they have no idea about and then scoff at a people/place/situation like it means nothing to them, or when they belittle you like you know nothing when you try to add your two cents to a situation.

ANYWAYS, the main idea is this: i actually am starting to feel accomplishment from all this time i have spent being in school. i am making myself into something.

plus, fall is starting to grow on me, even if fall basically equals nasty, yucky, grey winter.