reading and school

So far this year I have read 4 books:  Jesus the Christ, (the third time) The Alchemist, Dream Team and The Guardian.  They are all really good.  Reading Jesus the Christ helped me a lot, as I was struggling with church attendance and reading the scriptures.  It just made reaffirmed my testimony that Jesus is the Son of God, who is my Savior.

The Guardian was an interesting book.  Through most of the book I thought that it was excellent, right up there with Gerald Lunds other amazing books The Freedom Factor and The Alliance.  It's a complicated story, where a mysterious pouch that is passed from father to son for generations falls into the hands of a teenage girl, whose family is the center of an elaborate extortion plot.  It is pretty interesting, but the story takes 200 pages to develop, and then drags on.

The ending completely ruined the book for me.  The book is 600+ pages, and the ending has to come in the last 3 pages.  It does not resolve anything, it doesn't set the stage for a sequel.  In short the ending is pathetic.  I do recommend this book, but be warned:  you will probably be disappointed unless you like a slow moving book with a stupid ending.

The Alchemist is a book that has sold millions of copies internationally, so I thought I'd try it.  It is a good story, with a good message.  It could have been one of my favorites, but I've read to many other books that are very similar: the Jackrabbit Factor, the Dream Giver, the Greatest Miracle in the World.  All of them say basically the same thing: follow your dreams.  It is hard most of the time, but following the dreams brings personal fulfillment, joy and happiness.  The story is about a Spanish sheppard who travels to the pyramids of Egypt to find his "Personal Legend".   A good story but one that's message I already know.

So now I am enrolled in Salt Lake Community College.  At first I was overwhelmed.  Now I think with 2 hours a day I should be able to stay ahead of schedule, and finish all my class assignments on time.  Figuring out online classes has been difficult, but slowly I am learning how to do them.  They seem to be kinda boring; my dad has told me that all college is boring.  This is why I want to change the way people are taught in college and their elementary/middle/high school years.  I am passionate about education but even I get turned off by how boring college is, and I love to learn!

I just hope I can not feel over confident in myself and my abilities.  I know I can do college level class work, I just am not that confident that I can navigate the online classes.