Reaching Lifelong Goals as a Nontraditional Student

I never thought that a backpack would be such an essential piece of equipment.    As you walk around campus, it is hard not to notice all the different types of packs.   I searched the Internet, I went to the OSU Bookstore, REI Outfitters and spent days just finding the right one.   I tried on red ones, I zipped and unzipped pockets, I tried on blue ones… you get the idea.    I finally found one at Target that had just the right amount of storage and not so big that it would carry a small automobile.   Text books are heavy, especially when you have two or three classes in a day.   I have seen folks dragging the wheeled cases around campus just like the airport.   People I have talked to seem to like them,  I didn’t go that way however.   I did look to find a backpack that could carry a laptop.   (more on this later…)  The side pockets are compartmentalized so you can keep supplies, pens/pencils and a the Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator right at hand.   I carry extra pencil leads and other office supplies and I found this to be a plus.   The brand is ful JT
, probably pronounced “fool”…

I decided to move into the Netbook type of laptop computer for schoolwork, notes and Internet.   If you have not looked into these types of smaller computers, they are really quite handy.   MSI Wind is the brand I decided on.   With a 10″ screen, they are bigger than most of the netbooks out there.   This little computer has a keyboard that is about 80% sized of a full laptop.  Takes a little getting used to, but they really are not that bad overall.   You can connect wireless to the internet, and they are capable of word processing.   All that you really need to have with you at school.   They will not play intensive games, but you should be fine with most web based applications.   I found the best deal on the MSI Wind through Amazon  MSI Wind U100-432US 10-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Black

If  you have not found that perfect backpack, keep searching, one will “speak” to you soon.   I’ll get some pictures posted of how I have set up my mobile office on my back.  Being a non traditional student returning to school presents all kinds of new adventures, selecting the perfect backpack was just one of them.    The new school year is just a few weeks away, better start trying some on!

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