The Show Goes On...

Over the summer, I spent a lot of time thinking/worrying about the many changes that were coming my way at Georgetown law.  I can imagine I went through a similar phase before leaving for Notre Dame, but for some reason law school seemed to consume my thoughts much more- to the point of exhaustion.  I constantly scrutinized how I would measure up against my fellow classmates, worried about how in the world I would ever pay off my astronomically high loans, considered whether I was socially normal enough to make friends, struggled with how I could make my long distance relationship strong and thriving, analyzed how I could maximize my chances at finding a good and paying summer internship for the following year.... the list could seriously go on for pages.  Exhausting right? 

Well I arrived at Georgetown almost a week ago, and while I had some strange notion that the worrying and analyzing would put me one step ahead of the competition, I'm realizing now that it's not going to.   All of my classmates and I are in the same boat.  It seems like everyone is scared about this first year, everyone feels unprepared, and everyone is worried about the future.  This realization has certainly been comforting- it's nice knowing that I'm not the only one feeling nervous and a little intimidated.  But of course being the natural worrier that I am, I am still feeling a little weighed down by the same fears I had all summer...

Well, something that has always helped me feel better either when I'm worrying a lot or going through a difficult time is to talk about those feelings either with myself or a friend.   So I thought to have the best of both worlds I could start a blog- so VOILA!  I'm intending this blog to be a record of my experiences as a 1L at Georgetown so that I can have an outlet to sort through my feelings and experiences, share my adventures with family and friends, and ideally, give advice/information to people interested in law school perhaps in the future.  As many of my friends know, I am also obsessed with reading other people's blogs about cooking/food/traveling/fashion/makeup so there may or may not be a few entries in here regarding those things as well.

I will try to put up lots of pictures (the one included being a view of my new home/school) and write as often as I can but am well aware that I may not be consistent due to our crazy schedules.  Please feel free to pass this blog around to anyone who you think may be interested- actually I encourage people to pass this around, I love getting to share and collaborate with others through this medium!!  If you ever have any questions or comments about this blog please feel free to email me or if you have a blog of your own I would love to read it!  My blog email address is 1LBelle2014@gmail.com.  If you want my personal email address just let me know!  Looking forward to sharing with you all in the future!!!

P.S.- What do you think is the significance of experiencing an earthquake and hurricane all in the first week of law school????