I had to tool around my alma mater yesterday for about 30 minutes, waiting for a photo client to show up. I've always appreciated the beautiful architecture and landscaping of Baylor University, but, despite that, today I had an epiphany of sorts: I'm glad I'm no longer a college student.

I wouldn't mind taking a couple of classes (sans the classmates), and I'm not against higher learning at all. In fact I think I've learned more about everything since graduating from BU almost 10 years ago now; BU sort of helped set the stage for a love of learning, because I certainly didn't possess much of that love in high school. Furthermore, I think my college years gave me a certain awareness to the need for critical thinking, and that's definitely a good thing. I also learned a heck of a lot about journalism and photojournalism. My time at BU wasn't wasted, though I wish I had learned so much more.

Here are a few things that I especially don't miss about my undergrad years:

- cheap chips and salsa (the key word being "cheap")
- ramen noodles
- continual fast food (though at the time I was blind, thinking continual fast food feasts were awesome)
- being forced to take classes that I wasn't interested in (e.g. badminton)
- believing the lie that I never had any time when in fact I had all the time in the world
- book store bills
- the list goes on forever

If you're in college, enjoy it. If you're out, be thankful.