We're all in the same boat

My Capstone (B 499) class is very challenging, and lately I haven't felt smart enough to be in this class. It's really gotten me down. I've also been feeling so confused in my International Econ class. I felt so stupid and alone. But last night, I asked my sweet roommate how she was doing and she burst into tears because she wasn't understanding her accounting class and felt so stupid and alone. We talked for a while about what we were both struggling with and ended up laughing and feeling much better.

Then today, in my Econ class, everyone started talking about how confused they felt about our course work because our teacher is so scatter-brained.

It just goes to show, we're all in the same boat. None of us is ever truly alone. Everyone has their struggles in life. Sometimes, I start to think that I'm the only person who's struggling with a particular problem, when in fact, there are lots of people around me that are going through the exact same challenge. And when we let each other in, and build each other up, we can overcome any obstacle that stands in our way.

Survived the First Week

I've completed the first complete week of classes. Technically, classes started a week and a half ago, on a Thursday, but since there were only two days of classes, I didn't really think that counted as the first official week.

Conclusions I've reached in this first week:

• I'm grateful for clean-checks - I hate having a messy apartment
• I, luckily, have good roommates this semester. And I'm slowly warming up to the girl that I share a room with
• My Communications and English classes are gonna be cake
• But B499 and International Econ may just kill me - at least they'll maybe balance each other out
• Web Design will be time consuming but not too hard

And last conclusion:

• I'm glad this is my last semester, I'm feeling so ready to graduate and start a new adventure. I want to be done with college. I just have to make it through this last semester.
• I'm going to make this last semester a great one!

I also have another decision to make: the ward that I'm in is so young (60% freshman). I'm not sure I belong there. I'm going with my roommate to check out the local singles ward here in town to see if we feel like we belong there instead. Then I have to decide which ward I want to go to. I want to make the right choice. Any advise?

Down to the Wire

This is my last Sunday in Salt Lake until December! Tomorrow, I head up to BYU-Idaho for my last semester and Thursday, classes start. I'll be taking Communications 111, English 252, Web Design, International Economics, and my Capstone (which is my final business class that is a culmination of everything I've learned these past four years and I have to put it to practical use with a real company). But all that I can handle, what I'm really nervous about is, as always, what my roommates will be like. For me, if I have good roommates, everything else is so much easier. I can handle hard classes and being in a ward that I'm not really fond of. But if I don't get along with my roommates, life is so much harder. I've had some amazing roommates and I've had some terrible roommates, so please this semester, let me have the former. Wish me luck!