The Good Old 9-5

I realized something today as I stood in the rain waiting for the SIRR that would take me to the SI-Manhattan Ferry that would ultimately take me to the 1 train to 50th street where I work, that our whole academic careers we work "7-3" which is rather similar to 9-5 and yet college (which is supposed to prepare us for the 9-5) is nothing like that 7-3 schedule at all.

I wonder why this is- and have been wondering since I was on the train this morning. It doesnt make sense to me- to be conditioned for so long and then to switch it up. College is like this huge bubble of time in your life where you are able to be free. Free from parents, free from worrying, free from just about everything you had to deal with in High School and yet I feel like so many of us rush through to get back to that nagging schedule.

I have one year left and let me tell you- I've decided to embrace it because heck there's nothing like a good friday night at college....