A Day in the Life
Oct 1st, 2008 by Eli
A lot of people ask me “Hey, Eli, could you lay out your day for me in painstaking detail?”
Okay, nobody asks me that, But I’m going to do it anyway.
On Monday, I wake up around 9:45AM, take a shower, and head to Spanish for 10:30. At 11:30 class gets out, and I eat breakfast at Stimson. (more of a brunch, really). When I’m done with lunch, I lounge around for a half hour, then go to psych (12:30-1:30). I do my Philosophy reading (which I’ve inevitably procrastinated on), then go to philosophy at 2:30 (note: I do NOT endorse doing reading for a class an hour before the class. I’m just being honest; I do it, but I’m rarely happy with myself when I do). When philosophy gets out at 3:45, I get to hang out with friends and/or Emily for a few hours. We eat together, hang out some more and/or do homework, depending on the load that evening. Then at 8:30 I head to work at the CTLT (I make brochures and teach people how to use digital arts software. If you want to learn how to Photoshop people’s faces onto other people’s bodies, I’m your man). At 11:00, I’m done with that, so I head back and do whatever homework is left, then go to bed.
It’s interesting to see what changes in college and what doesn’t. If you had asked me in high school if I would be able to stand going to a class BEFORE eating breakfast, I would have said “absolutely not.” In high school, I was very hungry when I woke up, and I couldn’t really function until I had food in me. Both this semester and last semester I’ve been on this schedule, and I like it. I *could* get food before class if I wanted, but I just don’t feel the need.
I’m certainly not saying that this is the specific thing that will change for everyone; it’s not. In fact, it’s pretty unpredictable what’s going to change. The best thing you can do is pay attention to your body and your mind and figure out what works best for you. At the risk of being tautological, the best advice I can give is to keep and open mind.
See you at Explore Goucher Day!