It's really different.
Well, it is, there's no better way to say it.
Santa Barbara: I may have grown up here, but it's a very different place twelve years later. The Greek/Italian Deli that used to be at State and Ortega--gone. That place was an institution. The pastrami was boomin. So many of the stores on State Street have changed, but at least Metro Comics is still around.
Since I've been working, I haven't had too much time to get out and really see the city, but I will in good time. Three-day weekends, like the one coming up, are good for that.
Classes vs. Co-op: Let's talk about hands-on work. There is no better way I've come across, to understand in-class concepts than to apply doctrine on Co-op. When I was working, before starting law school, I could only draft so much of a pleading, or explain potential client inquiries to a limited extent, or tell a judge what I thought in very limited terms when asked what I thought about how a trial went. The discussions are much different now, and I feel as though my contributions are more insightful and substantive.
On the real though, I can't wait to get to the beach. It's been about 80 degrees and sunny for the last, I don't know how many days. I'm just going to have to bring my trunks to work and hit the beach right after. It's been done.