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It's nearly May and you know what that means: the school year is almost over. Around this time, I generally, without thinking about it, reflect on the year I've had, but this year I honestly can't remember anything about first semester. It's almost as though it never happened, but, according to my transcripts, it did. I've been in post-secondary education for the last 6 years and, I guess, the longer I'm here the quicker it seems to go. Honestly, January feels like yesterday and everything in between is a blur, so trying to recall 1st sem is like trying to unlock an ancient thought in my memory bank. 

It's good and it's bad that things move so quickly- I mean, don't get me wrong, I want to graduate, (hopefully) get a job, and start my life at the ripe age of 25, but at the same time I have a disappointed feeling that I'm letting my mid-twenties pass me by, not because I'm in school, but because I'm not appreciating my youth. Who knows. 

I know things will push into over-drive with finals and everything they entail (I'll talk about this in a week or so), but I sort of want to hold on to this a bit. I'll never be a 2L again (if I pass) and there's something to be said about any unique experience, whether it be trying or rewarding. I'm really going over the top with my vague-talk and my wistful thinking so how about this:

Thank God it's finally nice out. 

Rhode Island is a beautiful place to be... in the summer. But the dreary, cold, wet, snowy, and grey winters are often tough to handle, until it gets nice out. I'm from New Jersey, and I went to school in Pennsylvania, so say all your applicable jokes at this point, but there is nothing quite like waking up, smelling salt water, seeing sunshine, and realizing that it is Spring. 65 and sunny in New England is a beautiful thing folks and it's what I wait all winter to experience. It sneaks up on you though. One day, it's snowy and rainy and so wet outside that your flip flops sort of freeze to your feet (I wear flip flops 12 months a year) and then the next it's gorgeous outside and there's birds singing and flowers blooming and I can finally open my sunroof, which begrudgingly complies, and let the air rush through my car. 

The spring / summer (aka anything near the end of April) in RI is well-worth the wait.

Maybe this is why I remember my springs more than my falls, because things are being reborn and there's sunlight in my eyes as compared to the greyness of November and the winter months. Again, who knows.

All I know is, that in this moment, I'm happy. I'm happy my spring well well, I'm happy it's nice out, and I'm happy that I'm going to be a 3L next year and put a capstone on this interesting journey I call law school.

Like I said, I'll talk about finals in the next post and get back to the grind of academia, but right now I'm enjoying the sunshine.

And you should be too.  

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