The past week has been tumultuous.

Given the Donald had (yet another) meltdown, the Olympics started, and a crazy storm rolled through my hometown, you'd think I'd write about one of those three things.

Alas, I'm not, and for good reason.

Because next week I, Matt Thibault, will be returning to college and I. Am. Stoked.

I wrote an article a few months ago where I reflected upon my first year, and that it was an awesome, novel experience for me, and I expect this year to be nothing different.

Working closely with a CBL project with some friends, living in an upperclassmen dorm, working hard, and most of all, learning. I'm so excited to learn. It's a novel experience every time, the "lightbulb moment" when you finally understand something.

Learning is a huge component of a college experience, and as an unapologetic nerd, I love the hell out of doing it.

Aside from that, I'm seeing friends again, and four of us managed to get a suite, so that will be game-changing. We'll be working with NYSARC as part of our CBL program, and we'll be doing many other projects within the Canton community.

Everything else will come together in time, and I'm super excited to head back.

Commence Year 2.