Home

I miss home - a lot. More than anything, it represents everything that stood in place before I started law school. While in law school, the focus was study, and there wasn't very much variation from the day to day operations in the study of law. In fact, we ate, breathed, and slept law - even dreaming about it many times.

Home, on the other hand, represents everything else that isn't related to law school. Before the start of law school, I had diversity in my life: friends, family, sports, balance. However, during law school, I struggled to find the same support system that is readily available at home. Whereas in law school, my support primarily comes from my gf, home provides the support stemming from everything else that comprised of my life, which I miss sorely. I love being able to take my dog out to the Charles, and enjoy the brisk breeze that the beautiful river has to offer. I miss the fact that I can bike along the paths parallel to the Charles, all the while taking in the beautiful sights and sounds of Spring along the Charles. Most of all, I miss being able to involve myself in all facets of life that do not remind me of law school, since nothing in Boston -- in my life at least -- is remotely connected to my life back in Hartford.

I needed this week - more than anything else - to unwind and get away from the law school life. After coming home, and rediscovering everything that made me -- me --I realized that law school really did consume my life. I spent every moment worrying about concepts, black letter law, and grades. I immersed myself in my legal studies, without much insight into the broader picture. Since coming home, all those things about law school -- the grades, the petty drama, and the financial worries -- seemingly melted away. I discovered again that perhaps there is a greater world out there that extends beyond the law school campus. Regardless of my performance this semester, whether good or bad, I want to be able to stay focused and be thankful for all the great things in my life that await me back home. Hartford is foreign to me, and I need to try my best to stay focused on my purpose there. With that in mind, I also need to remain optimistic, despite the obstacles, that the universe will right itself in the end. I hope that it will be sooner rather than later.