Hello.  I am a college student with five classes this semester, some of which require very heavy books.  Last year, I dragged an enormous backpack all around campus for two semesters, so this year I decided to save energy and avoid visits to the chiropractor by investing in a wheeled backpack, hence the name of this blog.  So far, the backpack has definitely been worth it, and I encourage all students with heavy books to follow my example as soon as their backpacks wear out.

My reason for starting this blog is that it is a class requirement for my Honors 202 class.  This was surprising to me, because until this morning I thought the class was all about the history of literature since 1500.  It is, but it's also about using modern technology to connect and express ideas, and about drawing parallels between historical ideas and the development of technology in the present day.  Because I started the blog for this class, I expect it to become mostly filled with thoughts about great literature.  However, I don't want this to be just about my Honors class, but about my entire school experience.

So, finally I guess I'd better explain that right now my main path of education is divided.  I'm studying Math, and I plan to major in it, once I get around to declaring it formally.  I'm also studying Chinese, although I don't exactly know how far I want to go with that.  Between Chinese, Math, History, and learning how to blog, etc., I have a feeling I'm going to be very busy this semester, but I do plan to have a lot of fun along the way.