on my 1st day as a grad student

today i'm thankful for: introducing myself as a graduate student, new university sweatshirts, sailboats fountains and museums from my classroom window, the savvy traveler store, prague on my desktop, my europe fund, refund checks, roosevelt university, my new leather schoolbag, the red wheelbarrow, familiar faces, oreo ice cream for dinner, a roommate to come home to, jack's advice in my poetry notebook, coffee crew on my bookshelf, lucky brand jeans, dreams for the future, hope.