Orientation day 1

Day 1 down! Zillions more to go!

Today was pretty tame, as far as first days go. I had my photo taken for my student ID, received a HUGE packet with information about the school, bought packets of material from the print shop for my Criminal Law and Legal Writing courses, etc. There were several student-run info sessions that were helpful - particularly that of the students who had just finished their first years. Over the course of the day I ended up meeting several people who are in the same group as I am (and who are also in all the same classes that I am). Everyone I met was very nice, seemed slightly nervous/high-strung and knew as much about what was going on as I did! It was comforting to know that we were all in the same boat.

Before our formal orientation address we had a dinner reception with all the law professors. My three buddies and I ended up tracking down three of our five professors. The 2L's told us that our prof lineup is really amazing, so I'm looking forward to starting our real class schedule next Monday. This week is our Legal Writing class - we have already been assigned a fake case to read (for tomorrow) with our paper due in October. Already!

All told, a productive and tiring day (honestly, why am I so tired? We didn't do anything! Or think that hard!). The 17 mile drive took me 30 min this morning, going local, and an hour on the way home - including the 15 minutes that I was a little lost and couldn't find the highway entrance... even with the help of my Navigation unit. How do I manage to get so lost? Tomorrow we have to be at school at 9:00 so I will leave my apartment at 7:00 and work out before class (at least that's the plan).

I'm less intimidated than I was yesterday. It was good to walk through the buildings today and start familiarizing myself with the environment. I definitely feel better after meeting some of the other 1L's, though some of them were sending out real "nervous energy" vibes.

Oh, also our cable box is out so I can't watch the Olympics tonight (boo!) but that means I have lots of time to spend on my reading assignment (boo!). Husband is out of town until Thursday which is both good and bad. I like having the apartment to myself right now, eating the foods he doesn't like and not sharing the couch.

Off to read our faux case again... and again... not sure what I'm looking for yet, but I will soon...

K