so i might be a dork...

this afternoon i got a profile on goodreads.com so that i can keep track of the books i've read and the books that i want to read.  i really love to read and can't even begin to explain how much withdrawl i'm going through not having a full english language library in italy.  there is a small collection of books available to me, but it just isn't the same.
Also, it is time for me to start looking at classes for the spring semester.  And so, while it may feel like this question pops into my head every semester, do i want to stay in school? i've been thinking really seriously about dropping out to head in a different direction.  im feeling suffocated by the restraints of the college schedule and im not expecting a piece of paper to provide me with an exceptional amount of freedom in a few years.  so if im not in this to expand my experience in the present and am not expecting it to open the doors i want to walk through when i graduate, what is the point? i guess i just need to do a lot more thinking about the whole thing.  i hear mixed ideas from everyone.  its hard to know how seriously to take advice from people, especially when it can be just as enthusiastic and passionate one way as it is the other.  i dont think that id really be "quitting" school, just following my passions in a different direction.  which if you ask me, is pretty sweet.
missing the mom a bit. loving the italy. chocolate croissant, anyone?