Into the Storm.

Regular readers of this blog will know that I was the Secretary of my university's Student Representative Council for the 2013/14 session. Regular readers may also know that I did not enjoy it, and may have guessed that I'd had enough of it and would not be running again so I could focus on other things.

Well, that guess would be partly true. I had had enough of it, but I am, in fact, running again - this time for Deputy President.

I might be a fool for jumping straight back into the storm after having only recently escaped it, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. A real opportunity for change at MIU is afoot, and I want in.

The SRC this time around will be different from the previous versions, and not just because the  rules and structure have been completely revamped. Out of the ten people who formed the last SRC, I'm the only one vying for any position this time around.

The election this year will be different as well - the candidates will be campaigning, just like how it's done at other universities. Personally speaking, I hate marketing myself, and, naturally, I'm dreading all the self-promotion I'll potentially have to be doing.

Of course, I wouldn't have to do any campaigning if I happened to be the only candidate contesting the position, like last time. This time, though, I'm up against the guy who was the first-ever president of the SRC. From what I've heard, he seems likely to provide some tough competition. Still, at least I only have one rival - there must be three or four candidates running for each one of President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Well, another semester, another challenge. All these extra activities I'm doing may mean that I'm constantly distracted from my studies (I'm taking six subjects this semester, too), but to be honest, I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm no bookworm - I can't sit around and do nothing but study for four months.

I still hope I can get back to getting a perfect GPA again, though, in spite of everything. This is looking to be yet another long, hard semester - albeit an interesting one.