Christmas Present

So I have the greatest friend in the world.

This Christmas she handed me a box, wrapped in pretty paper. Inside was a brand new iPad.

A shiny, pretty, ENGRAVED iPad.

Naturally I cried. A lot.

But what has emerged from this pretty gift has been a new format of studying. On my first day of class I noticed the different types of ways I was now absorbing information. I was typing notes on my laptop and then sending the notes to my iPad. Instead of staring, hunched over my laptop, I was reading my school notes in a leisurely manner as I would a book. I found that I am retaining more information by this new method than my previous studying techniques.

I have also found that the Kindle app on my iPad is a very fun and handy feature. The vast amount of free classics are very appealing. Highlighting my favorite Sherlock Holmes passages has been fun as well.

I haven't begun to fully capture what the iPad can do for this semester's courses. I think that's the part I'm more excited about. How my shiny new toy can translate to a higher academic success. Let the games begin!