For the last four months, I've been student teaching. That means being at school from 7:30am to at least 4pm five days a week without being paid. Then, since I have bills to pay just like everyone else, I work two evenings a week and weekends. In addition, I work on lesson plans and projects for school, which we'll call homework. I usually leave my apartment around 7:15am, and don't get back to it until at least 8 or 9pm, and sometimes later. I don't say any of this to get sympathy, but as an explanation. My social life has been somewhat non-existent this semester.
Now, it's not because I don't want to hang out with my friends. Though I might not be the most outgoing person in the world, I do still like to have fun. The unfortunate part about my schedule is that I'm just so wiped out that I cannot even think about leaving my apartment once I arrive home, unless I've scheduled something a few days in advance.
People just don't understand that, I don't think.
School is just ending for me. I'll no longer be a college student after Tuesday. I may have just a little bit more free time on my hands, which I'm excited about. So, if you were offended by the fact that I've been unavailable...now you know the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
