oh atlanta...

So I am sitting in ATL airport now. Thinking about the last 2 weeks. I had a lot of fun, it was better than expected. Thanks to all the family who was able to make it to Uncle Rush and Aunt Shan's house. That was a great night and I really appreciated getting to see everyone. It's funny, when I got home I felt awkward in civilian clothes, now I feel weird being back in my uniform. I am absolutely dreeeaaaaddding this flight back. Hopefully the weather will be better than on the way here and the trips will be the shorter side of the estimated travel time. I prepared this time though, I am wearing my glasses instead of contacts so sleeping will be easier and comfier! I also picked up the new Vince Flynn book so that should be nice.
I know everyone is looking for info.... I really enjoyed Texas A&M. The campus is crazy, 5200 sq ft, 49,000 students. That's more than double Auburn's enrollment. I think I could get lost on campus even as a senior. It is a pretty campus, although the architecture is pretty lame. A lot of the buildings are very out of date.
I liked what I saw of the Corps. Saturday we got up early to make sure we beat traffic and got a good parking spot... Well... that was the biggest difference between Auburn and A&M. There was like zero tailgating unless you were right around the stadium. Granted, we parked pretty far away from the stadium. Walking through the campus was almost creepy because it was so still for the most part. Once we got to the Quad (Corps residence area) it was a very different story. The entire Corps was outside in different levels of formations. The upper classmen were walking around basically quizzing the freshman and making a show for all the parents and alum around. That is until I saw D Co (the veterans company I want to join). They were just hanging out. Seems that they don't really buy into the Sophomore, Junior power trip the way the rest of the companies do. Which is understandable, they consider each other much more as equals than everyone else since everyone is a Vet. I liked the attitude they had from what I was able to see. I had tried to meet up with the company commander but I accidently gave him my old phone number so I never got in touch with him.
School wise A&M seems great. The majority of their students graduate in 4 years, which even impressed Kristi ( which was extremely hard to do. I believe by the end of the trip A&M had 5 points while Auburn had 1,000,000. She was not able to define those points but apparently they were all there!). I found out to get accepted my best chance would be to apply as a psychology major (and join the rest of the Megahee clan) and then later try to transfer to kinesiology. The academic requirements for the college of liberal arts are a little easier than for the college of health and education. But, worst case scenerio I could graduate with a BS in psych and just make sure I took the PT school pre-requirements and still get in. PT school just looks at the sciences that you need, they don't have a specific degree you have to have. So that's the route I'm going to go. I am trying to get in a good bit more school before I have to apply (by Mar 15). I enrolled in 6 hours starting on the 26th, and then will try and get another 6 in Dec or Jan.
Can't decide what I will miss the most about the states.. here are some though
sunkist.. duh
hamburgers that did not get shipped as a frozen patty
gym shorts
trees
bushes
grass.. anything green essentially
driving a car
my cell phone
saying no ha
family time, obviously
showers without flipflops
I guess those are some of the major ones, there will be more that I will remember during the next week I am sure!
Should be out of Iraq in less than 90 days... (today is 7 months since I left New Jersey fyi). Can't wait to see everyone again soon!