BYU Graduate

I started BYU seven years ago. Three changes of major, seven apartments, one mission and 231 credit hours later, I am now officially a BYU graduate. For those of you who don't know, I earned a Bachelor's of Science in Social Studies Composite Teaching with a minor in economics. I finished everything for my degree back in April and walked in the commencement, but postponed my actual graduation until August so I could keep my TA job. Well, I actually didn't delay graduation on purpose, I just overlooked the deadline to graduate in April. It worked out quite nicely though.

Leaving BYU isn't very easy for me (obviously--it took long enough). It's very much a part of who I am. There are few people who love BYU as much as I do. Luckily, I have been so busy since I finished my last business on campus that I haven't had much time to think about it.

Next time I go to campus I will be considered a "visitor". That makes me sad.

First day of school...

I have been meaning to update my blog for awhile with the summer goings on, but summer ended today (for me). Yep. It's back to school, except for the first time I'm a TEACHER! I have my own classroom and everything. I got hired a week ago to teach at Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs. Not only was it my first day as a high school teacher, but it was the school's first day as well. It's a beautiful facility with fabulous administration and I feel lucky to be able to be a part of its opening. I am a little overwhelmed not having had much time to prepare, but it will come.

I'm teaching four different classes: Geography, Modern World History, Financial Literacy, and Government and Citizenship. The first day went fairly smoothly, other than the fact that a lot of my students didn't have my classroom and name on their schedule, so it took a few minutes for everyone to figure out where they were supposed to be. I like my students already.