First Week's Out Of The Way!

So I'm done with the first week of school, and I am rather encouraged by the way it went. My classes are pretty small, and my professors are pretty receptive and open. I am thinking English (101) is going to be kind of a breeze; I have read the book we are assigned before, and I know the format she wants our essays in like the back of my hand. If I just do the damn work, I should pass with flying colors.

Pre-Calc may be a different story. We are through the first chapter of the book, which reviews algebra, and I'm already a little confused. I did this stuff like 16 years ago, and, even then, I sucked at it. Luckily, I'm older and less ADD, and therefore have the discipline to sit and do problem after problem after problem until I get it right. If the weather holds up today, I may go sit at the pool and study for a little while.

The best part of this whole thing is riding my bike to school along Kelly Drive every day. I did it three times this week (Thursday called for rain, and I'm off Fridays). It's like eight miles each way, and the terrain varies from rocky forest trails, to boardwalk-style walkways, to gravel paths, to roads and sidewalks. It's all part of the Schuylkill (SKOOL-kill) River Trail system that runs along the river in PA. It's mostly flat, which is good for me, and it even passes through my favorite sections of Philly, Boathouse Row and the art museum area (think Rocky running the steps). It's been a little tough, and my legs and butt are really sore, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.