Grad school has just started and its already been insane.

I've meet at least 1-2 cool people in my program, which is awesome because it's someone I can say hi too and hang out with after class. I was worried I was gonna feel lonely already but so far that hasn't been the case. I hope to be more open about my queerness to them, although in fairness I dress like a butchdyke so I don't think it'd be too hard to figure out. I just hope to go to more events and mingle more. I gotta branch out and meet more people so I don't feel too trapped. I only have taken like 3 classes so far so I hope the pool of potential friends will open up.

I might also be getting a part-time job? I honestly have no clue if I even wanna do it though. Like, I need the money, but I'm afraid I might overload myself. I did an interview and I think it went somewhat ok, I'll hear back tomorrow if I got the position. I told the hiring manager that I would be available in 2 weeks, so it gives me a buffer to figure out if I want the position or not. One of my new friends has an on-campus job, so I'm going to try and see if she has any connections to get me in. I'd rather do that than something off-campus, you know?

I'll probably come back tomorrow to this post to talk about classes, but so far they're going smoothly. I wasn't expecting so many students to be in my program though, that was a shock. To be fair, my undergrad program was really small, so I think it was going to be the case anyways. But still, it's a tad overwhelming. Since the program is mainly international students, I feel like they've formed their own cliques away from everyone else. I fully understand/support that, it just makes me feel like I should know more people than I actually do.

My main goal is to find all the quiet spaces on campus, especially the library. Because there's going to be days I'm stuck on campus all day, it's crucial to have moments where no one is around me and there's at least an x amount of silence. I know they have these sensory spaces, and I'm trying to get in contact with someone about getting access, but so far no dice. I'm meeting with that connections guy on Monday though, so maybe I can bring it up to him? I'm unsure how much help he could be, but it doesn't hurt to ask. I gotta find where the gender neutral bathrooms are in this building, it's been killing me slowly from the inside.

I have one more class and then I get to go home. I'm very much looking forward to when I can finally curl up into bed and get a good night's sleep.