I became a student at 44. Four months of balancing work and school, and how I feel now🌸

It has been four months since I started school in April.
Now that I am 44, I am living a student life while working🌸
Before I enrolled, I had some anxieties like:
"Will I be able to keep up with the classes?"
"Can I really balance work and study?"
"Will I fit in with the class?"
I had those kinds of worries.
But once I actually started attending, it wasn't just about the hardships; there were also manyjoys that I can only feel at this age.
🌿 The time spent "taking classes" for the first time in a while
Taking notes, listening to the teacher, and learning things I didn't know one by one.
This student life after such a long time feels fresh.
Of course, there are times when I think, "I was supposed to have memorized this, but I forgot!😂" Haha.
Even so, it makes me happy when I can gradually understand things I didn't know until yesterday.

🌸 Learning together with people of different ages
At school, there are people of different ages and different paths they have walked.
I was a little nervous at first, but I felt that when you are studying toward the same goal, age doesn't really matter as much as I thought.
In fact, being exposed to various ways of thinking is one of the joys of student life.
🌱 The hardest part is balancing it with work
Working, going to school, and doing assignments and studying.
There are days when I think, "I don't want to do anything anymore today!"😂
Unlike when I was just a student, my time is limited.
That's why lately, instead of trying to do everything perfectly, I've started to think,do what I can today, one by one.

And there are moments in my daily work when what I learned at school connects, like "Oh, I did this in class!"
At those times, I feel that learning is connected to my current work and to my future self.
🌷 Even from age 44, you can start something new
"Is it too late to go to school now?"
I also thought about many things before I started.
But now that I've been attending for four months, I thinkmaybe there is no age that is too late to start.
There are tough days, but I'm glad I cherished my own feeling of "I want to try this."
My student life has only just begun.
Work and study, one step at a time.🌱
Until the day I become a childcare worker, I intend to record both my successes and failures in this note.
I would be happy if this reaches someone who is thinking, "Maybe I should start something," after becoming an adult, just like me.🌸

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