Three down, many more to go

I have finished the first round of midterms for this first semester of my accelerated nursing program. This all still seems a little unreal to me, like I am living life at Mach 2. It also seems like the people in my cohort and I have known each other for forever, even though in reality it's only been six weeks. It feels a little like that first semester of college where everything is so different--being away from home, actually responsible about paying bills and doing homework without some one checking on you, knowing no one, then knowing everyone so well.

It's weird to think that I am experiencing all these things at age 29.