back to school, back to school.

It was a big day.

Rode the TRAX line to campus.  All by myself.

• Interesting first experience, however. The line that I ride is supposed to take us up to the campus stop closest to my classes in eight minutes.  I have been told that the trains are extremely reliable as far as being on time. I was going to get on the 8:21 to get to my 9:00 class, just to be safe.  At the last minute, I decided that it wasn't necessary and walked over to catch the 8:36 train.  Should have been plenty of time to get up to class, right? Especially since my class is only about a 4-minute walk from the TRAX stop.  Well, low and behold -- the train was freakin' LATE! And, I'm not talking two minutes late.  No, it was 12 minutes late.  TWELVE! Everything else was on time for the rest of the day, though.  Thank goodness. 

First day of class.

• Yep, walked into class a couple minutes late.  Good way to start off the program, huh? Especially when there are only thirteen people in the class, ha. It was okay though.  Three other girls actually walked in later than I did.  
• Class went pretty well.  I had Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) this morning.  Already feeling a bit overwhelmed.  Lots of big assignments to do over the semester.  Many of them involving public speaking.  And we all know how well that goes for me.  Eek.  I'm just really hoping that already having a strong undergraduate base of nutrition will help.  
• I'm also a TA for an undergraduate intro nutrition class.  I also went to that this afternoon.  Welcome to a major university -- 180+ students in my class! Another EEK. 
• The faculty of my program seem AMAZING. I'm relieved -- after the incredible professors I had at CSB/SJU, I was a bit worried that I wouldn't like the ones here as much.

Got my student ID card. This means:

• Free public transit! Woohoo!
• Free gym! Woohoo!
• Cheap tickets on student night at Target Field! Woohoo! (too bad the opportunities for this will be incredibly limited...)
• Maybe some other things, too...

Became a member of the American Dietetic Association!!

And this means...

• Nutrition journals in the mail! (yes, nerd, I know)
• Access to their evidence analysis library! (again, nerd)
• Cheap(er) textbooks!

I didn't get lost on the first day.  That is a big accomplishment I think.  The school is a tiny bit bigger than what I'm used to.  Just a little.  Tomorrow's the big day though -- I have a class in a different building and I am not quite sure how to get there.  It shall be an adventure.