I miss it but I don't miss it
I don’t miss the research papers. I don’t miss the midterms. I don’t miss final exams. I do miss sitting in a classroom--learning and absorbing. I miss getting my pencil box and lunchable ready for the first day of school.
I don’t miss the stress of finding a parking spot. I don’t miss running to class in order to get a good seat, or a seat at all, in a over capacity lecture hall. I miss speaking Italian. But I don’t miss trying to write a paper in Italian.
But the only stress I miss is the school stress. The one where all I had to do was try to add the class, make your schedule look all pretty, avoid 8a classes, print the paper 10 minutes before class, order coffee to stay awake in class, make it to class on time, and on the right day. Lol
Now there’s a career path I have to formulate and there’s no catalog or counselor to guide you through that.