Please, can we slow down time?

I know, I know, by mid-terms I will be screaming for a break and in December I will be coming up, gasping for air. But right now, today, I want to slow down the days. I know that April will make excellent Interpreters out of us. It is what we want so strongly and what she is so skilled at doing. Somehow I have an irrational fear that we won't have enough time to learn all we will need to know and that there will be gaps in our skill base. Yet I know, deep down, that she will indeed give us the tools to be the best Interpreters and it is up to us to utilize these tools and grow our own skills. And deep down I know we will be kick-ass Interpreters. Without fear we have less impetus, right? Confident is good; fear - used properly - can be a powerful ally, an empowering force to be reckoned with.

I do know I have the ability to be an excellent interpreter. And while the lessons seem daunting, I know that they are just that: lessons. Tools. Stepping stones to teach us how to think on our feet. And for that I am grateful. For the lessons, for my classmates, for April, and for Ruby.

Aho.