It's a strange feeling, the night before second semester. I'm about to meet ninety new students tomorrow. But I don't feel the same beginningness as I felt in September.
It's true, I recognize a lot of the names on my new class lists. And so for those students and me, it will be more like a welcome-backness.
But it's not just that. There's something about the momentum that we've all built up over the last five months. It's not as if that all comes crashing to an end with exams. It's more like we all gradually slowed down over the last few weeks to an idling--and now, tomorrow, we all begin a slow revving up again.
It won't be as shocking as September is. That's good. But it may also be true that it won't be as exciting as September can be.
I hope that's not the case. I'll do my best.
It's true, I recognize a lot of the names on my new class lists. And so for those students and me, it will be more like a welcome-backness.
But it's not just that. There's something about the momentum that we've all built up over the last five months. It's not as if that all comes crashing to an end with exams. It's more like we all gradually slowed down over the last few weeks to an idling--and now, tomorrow, we all begin a slow revving up again.
It won't be as shocking as September is. That's good. But it may also be true that it won't be as exciting as September can be.
I hope that's not the case. I'll do my best.
Second semester does seem to be starting off slowly. My dad and I were talking about how it was so hard to work since we've been relaxing for so long. Hopefully second semester goes well for you!
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