Hello CLEO Family. I want to discuss transportation to and from the party. You have to get to the party. You are either going to walk, drive, take public transportation (bus or rail), ask someone to drop you off and pick you up, or jump in a taxicab. A few of us will not have to take any transportation at all because we will entertain ourselves by studying at home and will not need "a ride" to the party.
Let's talk about staying home, first, instead of heading out to the library or a classroom in a school, or a favorite quiet place to study. Home is where the heart is, but it is also full of distractions, but it is not the wrong place to study, if it is your place of choice. Those who choose to study at home must be aware that a good amount of discipline is involved to keep you on track. The "home alone" person must still get in ten or more hours of studying and do so while sitting near the radio, the Ipod, the television, the cell phone, the e-mail system, Facebook, and Twitter.
If you choose to make home your study castle, then I'm all for it. However, if you start to fall off the horse (eg., you take too many breaks, you take calls that you do not have time to entertain, you take one too many naps, or, you are in the kitchen to eat or drink more than you should), then it is time for you to get off the horse, and get on to the library. No one will be at your home to monitor you. You may dislike the library, but the library may just be a necessary evil.
Walking: the plusses! Walking ensures that you get Vitamin D everyday and that you get in much needed exercise to and from the library. Some of us may choose to take public transportation part of the way and then walk the rest of the way, even if it is only ten blocks or so. Get your exercise in the best way you can. Walking also clears the mind. If you have a nice sturdy backpack (and a good back), you can plan your day while you walk, munch on cereal and have a drink as breakfast, or do absolutely nothing but concentrate on the walk.
You will probably establish a specific route and run into several people consistently over the ten week period. Don't forget to greet people you meet on your way to and from the library. You have no idea when you may need their help, or vice versa. Do not be mean to others just because you have to study for the bar and the people smiling, sitting on the porch, or watering their grass, are not heading to the library for the next ten weeks.
The minuses! If you walk to the library every day you have to carry books. The books you receive from the commercial bar prep course can be quite heavy. Take only what you plan to study, and not a lot of excess materials (if you are walking). Otherwise, too many books may be a drag (literally and physically). Please note that you can break up your commercial books so that you only need to carry the subjects you will study that day. Yes, you are destroying a book, but it is your book to tear in half, if you choose to do so.
It is hard on the body to walk home in the evening, especially if it is at night. It is also dark. Regardless of gender, you need to be careful if you walk home in the evening. We all know the standard warnings; just keep in mind that you are extra tired because you are carrying a load of books, and your mind has been on the law all day. You may not be as alert as you would normally. Maybe walk to the library in the day, and take another form of transportation in the evening, as you head home. This is just something for you to think about. Your feet will become worn (quickly). An extra pair of athletic socks will go a long way. Take it from someone who knows.
A Cash Money Caveat. If you decide to walk to and from the library everyday or even every other day, never forget to keep a $20 bill somewhere on your person when the physically tired you says, "take a cab, home, please." Swollen, cracked feet, and a swollen, cracked mind, sometimes, wants someone to act as a chauffeur from time to time, even if it is a paid chauffeur. Keep a taxi $20 bill on call, all the time.
Next: Public Transportation - How to Work Our Way Through The System.
Prof. Smith
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