The Taste of Life

Today was the first day of classes for spring semester of my freshman year. First, I have to give another huge Roll Tide. Campus is still all abuzz with the National Championship excitement. The bus marquises scroll with congratulatory exclamations, a HUGE Big Al stands in the plaza, and roses are on every sweatshirt. Our fight song tells us to remember the Rose Bowl, boy do we ever. I love Alabama football. There is nothing like it.

I don't know why, but I just have such a great feeling about the coming months. When I drove onto campus, my iPod was on shuffle, and the fight song came on. I drove down Hackberry and felt at home. I missed this place. Then I got to my dorm and everyone came to help me unload my things, but not until my interim big-brother Kelvin ran, picked me up and spun me around. I missed these people.

I'm anticipating great things, whatever they may be! I just am very excited to see what this semester holds for me. I'm ready to get the ball rolling. My math class is taught by an Indian woman, no surprise there. We'll see how it goes. If you know me at all, you know that I do not care for math or science...I am an English/History buff. Which brings me to my next point....

I walked into Reese Phifer (the Communications building) for my Mass Com 101 class, and I fell in love. I've been in the building before, but now I go to class there. I have a purpose there. I BELONG there. It was such a God moment. As I walked up the beautiful stairs and entered the rotunda, I just got an overwhelming sense of confirmation. I just KNOW this is where I am supposed to be. It felt so wonderful. I sat down in MC101 and instantly loved the fact that my professor spoke my language flawlessly; not just the English language, but the writer/communication language. There was no unnecessary vocabulary or explanation. It was to the point. Perfect. Just the facts ma'am, just the facts.

Pretty soon my life will revolve around that building. I'm starting to get a taste of what life will be like, and I must say, life tastes so good.