Orientation

On Thursday I spent the whole day at graduate orientation in Boston. It was the usual, welcome to the school, here's a tour and some souvenirs. And they toss in lots of droning lectures on financial aid, health and wellness, technology, library services, academic life, etc. I got to give credit to some of the speakers because they did try to make things interesting for us. The technology guy was very chipper, cracked a lot of jokes (at his expense) to keep us awake and attentive. The best part came at the very end, when we got to meet the faculty department of our major. It was cool to see all the students I'll be in classes with for the next 2, 3, maybe even 4 years depending.

On a whole the day was pretty good. I got to socialize a lot with some great people from all over the U.S., and some from other countries too. And during one of our many tours, the most random thing happened. None other than Stephen King, the famous horror fiction writer, walked right by my group as we were headed towards another campus building. I was completely starstruck to say the least. It was a fitting moment since I was going to begin an academic career in something he is so involved in. All in all, it was a good day. Now I'm anxious for classes to start next week. Wish me luck, because I'll need as much of it as I can get.