I received honors all through school. I was in advanced placement classes, in a talented and gifted program and excelled in the arts. However, since I have been out of school I feel as if my brain is slowly deteriorating. My grammar is slipping and I am losing the amount of knowledge I once enjoyed having. I used to be secure with my facts and could pull literary quotes off of the top of my head to use as references during a conversation. This is getting to be more difficult as time goes on.

Until I can return to college (and even after I go back to college) I plan on teaching myself. Relearning everything I have forgotten, researching topic of interest, etc. I am responsible for my education. I am responsible for being a well spoken and intelligent individual.