School-Hopping

                5th grade me (the one in desperate need of braces) during my first year at CPFA

I've been "school-hopping" all my life.  From preschool through 2nd grade I was homeschooled.  From 3rd through 4th grade I went to a cyber charter school.  In fifth grade I started at PALCS and CPFA (art  school), and in 8th grade I added USP (accelerated learning program).  In 11th grade I went to my local public school, and 12th grade I went back to PALCS, CPFA and USP.  (Cut to Jim Halpert saying mid sentence "I'm boring myself just talking about this") Freshman year of college I went to Lancaster Bible College and now in my sophomore year I'm at Arizona State University.  

It's been a long time since I've gone to the same school two years in a row.  I go through schools like Hogwarts goes through Dark Arts professors (though if I went to Hogwarts I'd probably stay).  Hopefully this year will break the curse.

I'm pretty sure I'll be at ASU for a while though.  Even if I end up not liking where I am, I can switch campuses or something.  I'm not transferring again, at least while I'm in undergrad.  Transferring is a PAIN, man.  I thought it was bad in high school, but it's even worse in college.  Sure, switching high schools is a lot of paperwork, but they take all your credits.  For some reason, ASU didn't take my "Engaging Faith & Life" credit (not that I blame them lol).  Which means I have to keep making up gen eds I thought I was done with.

Look, I'm happy at ASU and I know I'm lucky to be here.  The pros outweigh the cons tenfold.  But that doesn't mean the cons don't exist.  And it's my blog and I can whine if I want to.

In some ways it's like being a freshman again. I had to start from scratch making friends, and most of my new friends are freshmen.  I have to get used to the campus, the meal schedule, and the professors.  I have to build a rapport with administrators.  It like, ugh, I just did this, man!  Sophomores are supposed to be able to chill and lie back on their laurels a little.  Not me!  I exchanged laurel for cacti, and nobody wants to lie back on those.

It's nice to know that some things never change though.
                  

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