Strike!

This ain't no game of bowling. No, it's the real deal. My wonderful school-who's motto is "love where you learn"- VIU is on strike. It has been a week so far and I don't know what to think. It is totally cutting into my 4 year plan. HA! Yeah right. For those of you who know me, you know I don't have plans. I just go with the flow. But sometimes that can lead to drowning. I don't know if I really know what the teachers are fighting for. There is talk about pay raises, no lay offs, no cuts, more benefits. It sounds like it is all for the teachers. However, I don't believe they are striking for themselves. In fact I KNOW they aren't. From the few teachers I've met here at VIU, they all care so much about our education and the students. So it is pretty much impossible for me to think that they are doing this strike without our best interests at heart. Yeah it sucks now, but it would have only sucked more if they didn't take a stand. My programs aren't really affected by any program cuts the government is trying to make, so I am not too worried what the turn out will be. But I am so angry that the government is trying to change what VIU is known for. A place close to home, good classes, AMAZING teachers and the one on one class sizes. With all this strike going on, there is good and bad to it. First off, since the teachers and faculty are supposed to completely abandon their posts, there is no contact whatsoever going on between students and faculty. So that means no word on classes, homework and the worst part--no news on Australia. I was supposed to hear by now if they had accepted me into the exchange program. It is killing me! I don't know when I'll find out and I am getting really nervous. But then again, I am all for taking this break. I love not being in school. Then it had me thinking. If I am so willing to take a break from school, losing all the learning, getting so far behind and maybe even not be able to finish the semester in time for a summer job, then why am I wasting my time and money? This break has given me a lot to think about and as much as I hate the idea of what I am about to say, I am just being honest. I am seriously considering dropping out of school. Because I am up for exchange, transferring would be a bad idea because I lose all commitment to VIU. If I were to transfer, yeah I would get to continue on my education, but exchange would be out of the question. I never wanted to be in school, I only did it to have a plan. I wish I traveled, gotten to know myself, had fun. But I didn't. I went straight to school. I think I am just afraid of my future and by dropping out I am dropping possibilities. At this point, I want learning to be put on hold so I can explore more of the world and more of me. Find out what I really want to do. Learning is everywhere and you don't need a school to find it. I love where I learn and I am in full support of our teachers. They are amazing as---