In class: freewrite

Well the year is certainly winding down and much to my disliking i have discovered that going to nationals has put me very far behind in school work. Nationals took place all last week and it was one of those weeks that i thought would truly never end, it was certainly a marathon. Our English team ended up getting eighth, but our western team became reserve national champions! so that was very exciting! However, i was very disappointed with the response that was given to us when we got back to campus. Most students knew that we had won nationals last last year, so our placings this year seemed to disappoint them. Of course they do not take into consideration that a team winning the national championship two years in a row has yet to ever actually occur. Second place is not too shabby, and i believe that many need to see the reality in that.
Now that i am back on campus, after my week long sabbatical, which was anything but relaxing, i hope that i can muster of the energy to get through these next few weeks with success!