trends in chapel hill . . .

i think the most interesting part about moving to a new area are the trends . . . the differences in clothing, people, habits etc. here are my thoughts:
the first trend i noticed were these moccasin type shoes. i guarantee 1 out 10 women wear these shoes. i couldn't believe it. i'd never seen them before and now i am in another town and everyone seems to know what they are. i didn't think i was that out of it. they are actually pretty cute but i searched online and couldn't find them. im guessing they are not under anything titled moccasins. if you know what these popular shoes are called please let me know :) i asked a girl i have class with and she said she calls them boats . . . i take it she doesn't really like them, especially since they have become such a trend.
second, i can't help but notice how much people munch on food in class. do you know when i noticed this?? the first day. i went to class at 8am and one girl at 8:20 started digging through her plastic bag and munching all throughout the class. i don't mind, but her plastic bag was really loud. i then went to the next class at 10:30 and that same girl was digging through that same plastic bag and munching some more. every two minutes i heard the krinkle of the plastic bag. after that class it was time for lunch, so i did my thing, ate, rehydrated etc. went to class at 1-4 and that same girl was snacking through that same plastic bag. i mean really? what's interesting is everyone is snacking on something by the second class. i see a banana, i hear a wrapper, i see granola bars, i see chips, raisins, cranberries, and drinks, and yadda yadda yadda. i'm not used to it, but today, i did bring snacks and ate them during break :)today, i noticed the first girl i mentioned earlier, she had a plastic bag poking out of her backpack. i wonder what was in it. . .

apartment visitors

do you know what the greatest thing about living in an apartment complex is? girl scouts!!! in my opinion, using apartment complexes is the most efficient way to sell something . . . this "door to door" idea is not such an inconvenient thing. the doors are very close together.
i just bought 2 boxes of thin mints and they are coming soon!! funny thing: the form i filled out looked identical to what i used to use when i sold girl scout cookies :)

Hurdles

i am feeling overwhelmed and ironically school has yet to begin . . . here is the break down:

it took me roughly 2 years to get here. i was taking classes and trying to get into schools (plural) and it felt like i was jumping through hoop after hoop after hoop.

praise the lord, and thankfully, i was accepted to UNC; however, since then the hoops have multiplied and the hurdles have raised several inches. i had to get this done, and have this titer taken, and buy these many thousands of books etc. in addition, once i arrived here i came to the realization my communication with the school was not up to par. living in wyoming and communicating only via email i missed several very very important details that needed to be completed before i matriculated into the program. for instance, hopefully my background check processes immediately otherwise i cannot begin school. secondly, i have to take a class i have already taken. much to my disappointment, humiliation, and additional stress i reviewed the syllabus and it entails almost identically the exact same processes and ideas i have already studied. by the way, the professor is new and has already stated this class is mostly online and we will hardly ever meet. frankly, i took this class online and now i am paying four times as much to do it again.

i guess, i am nervous enough about the rigorous program and i had hoped i felt a little more stable and secure entering into it. i need to gain a rhythm and a schedule so that i may feel successful and on my way to completing this journey and not failing miserably.