Summer is officially over. Actually, my summer ended a little over two weeks ago when I started back to school. Somehow I made it through the entire summer without once swimming in a pool. How sad! I plan to remedy that today, as we have the day off for Labor Day.
It's strange in some ways that I'm now officially a graduate student. In other ways it feels completely normal. School has provided the rhythm for my life for so long that stepping back into it is as easy as can be.
So far I really enjoy my classes, which is a good sign. I love sitting through class learning about the history of the Smithsonian Institution or discussing learning in museums. We have several field trips planned for the semester, so I even get to visit museums as a part of class. How cool is that? Well, it's cool if you're into museums.
This is the Mayborn Museum complex, which houses the university museum and the Museum Studies department. Yes, I took the picture while driving (well, while stopped in my car), so it's not a fantastic photo. The Mayborn is a combination natural science and cultural history museum and a children's discovery center.
My graduate assistantship is in the Armstrong Browning Library and Museum. It's dedicated to Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and houses the largest collection of Browning materials in the world. The building is beautiful and most rooms have stained glass windows. This is one of the two rooms in which I do most of my work.
Last night I enjoyed cheering on the Bears in Baylor's first football game of the season. Although we lost our star quarterback, last year's Heisman Trophy winner, to the NFL, we still beat SMU 59-24. Sic 'em Bears!
All of that to say, I have so far enjoyed my time here at Baylor.
