Full Circle

How are you, Interwebers?

I hope you've been good. My life has been hectic and a little stressful, but I'm in a good place emotionally.

Wondering what's with the title of this post? Well, I have officially come full circle; This summer I am a YWiC Camp Instructor. Seven years ago, I was a middle school girl discovering the wonders of Scratch and PicoCricket. Today, I am teaching high school girls the intricacies of LilyPad Arduino. I am in the place of my role models and friends, and I have no idea how to feel about it.

It feels daunting, this responsibility I have for these girls's learning. I am responsible for their learning, and part of me doubts that I'm good enough at teaching. But it's been two days and the high school girls love LilyPad, and I have had no complaints. I only hope the middle school camps will be the same.

In case any of you are wondering, I passed all of my classes! I wasn't so sure I would. When Grandpa died, it threw off everything for me. We all dealt with our grief in our own ways, and my method of choice was to isolate myself. I stopped hanging out with my friends, I stopped going to campus activities, and I pretty much stayed within the walls of my dorm room. I didn't want to leave, I didn't want to talk to people, and socialization was difficult for me to do. My grades suffered, and it took a lot of effort to keep them up. This past semester was rough, and it made me realize a lot of things.

I already told you that I'm quitting my computer science major, so this should be nothing new. I'm still getting a minor, so I will still be working for YWiC, but I am not taking any computer science classes next semester. I'm hopeful that I will do well in these classes, and that it will help my GPA. I really need to keep my scholarship.

This post is going in all kinds of directions, so I'll just sign off here.

So long for now!