trudging

One of my favorite scenes in the movie "A Knight's Tale" (an excellent movie) is where the character Chaucer declares he is "trudging."

As he defines it, "to trudge: the slow, weary, depressing yet determined walk of a man who has nothing left in life except the impulse to simply soldier on."

This may be the best description of the second year of law school.

Halfway through the program; can't go back to "normal" (life before/without law school) ... and wouldn't want to.  Can't quite see the finish line, but pushing on in hope that it comes.

Yep, trudging.