You want to know what I'll miss most about seeing these people every day?
Seeing these people. That's it, plain and simple.
The learning group is one thing that I think Southern has done right by me. Putting a group of kids together and having them go through the same classes is a wonderful idea. I found people to find out about homework, and general conversation.
Admittedly, these are the only people I have socialized with. Honestly. I think I had a countable amount of conversations outside of class in clubs, etc. You shouldn't be able to count your social interactions after roughly three months.
However, seeing these people everyday gave me a social life! Call it what you will, but I've enjoyed being torn apart slowly by our well known class beforehand. It's anthropology, in case you didn't catch that. That was an awful learning experience. It's nice to have bonded through hating a class though. People relate more through empathy, and oh dear god, did we have enough empathy to go around.
I got to find out work that I missed, learned to strategically 'cut corners' around certain things that I may or may not have read or done. Of course I helped do the same, since we were all in it together. It's good to make the best of it, instead of crying and never doing work. Though I do not admit to being consistent with my work in any classes. Doing this for legal purposes. Or to make myself feel better.
I've made friends through this. This whole experience has been what kept me going throughout the weeks. I looked forward to hearing whatever nonsense I had to come back with a horrid amount of sarcasm.
Also sometimes being an asshole. I don't mean it. All the time, anyway.
When the time comes to end this semester, I'll be sad to know that I'm leaving a lovely Tuesday and Thursday schedule. Now I'll be waking up at 6am every morning and going through the days without having to hear about Margaret Mead ever again.
So, cheers, learning community.
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