It's that time of year...

[Michelle]

A bustling bookstore filled with requirements, suggestions, and knick- knacks cloaked with logos.

 

Head tilt back and mouth-open wandering about for classrooms, map in hand, but not too obvious lest one risk being spotted as a newbie.

 

Rule and deadline packed syllabi; the excitement of learning something new combined with the inevitable dread of cranking out term papers (a.k.a. “all-nighters”).

 

Eclectically decorated dorm rooms booming with music only the few recognize, and even fewer will still enjoy next year.

 

Lines hug the corner for Starbucks in search of a promised pick-me-up to navigate through the day.

 

Yes, school is back in session.