First Day of Term

It’s that time of the year again… the campus abuzz with chatter, laughter… students with backpacks, students on cycles, students sitting on the grass. Talking, waving, smiling. “I just had my first class today!” “Really? How was it?” “It was a seminar…” Long line-ups at the bookstore. Free pizza upcoming. After a relatively languid summer, UofT is alive again with the energy of its undergrads. I kind of miss that feeling… first day of classes again. What will the prof be like? Will I enjoy this course? I wonder how many midterms there will be? I hope I won’t have to write too many papers… Ah yes. It’s a new term for me too. No classes… but: SSHRC & OGS applications, comprehensive exams, thesis proposal, book chapter manuscript and a new G.A. with John Portelli. It’s probably going to be the busiest term of grad school yet!