Educate Thyself- My past school experience in a nutshell

I come from a well-educated past. I went to private school for the majority of my schooling and did fairly well at it. I went to Willamette University, a small liberal arts college in Oregon. I majored in Environmental Science and minored in Geography. Graduated Manga Cum Laude back in 2008. After graduating, I was open to the idea of returning to student-dom to get another degree, just not immediately. I figured i would get a Masters next, not an associates degree. But unexpected things can happen. More on why i chose my current path and school coming soon. On different note, i order 4 text book 2 weeks ago and NONE of them have arrived. I realize that media mail to hawaii probably means that they are coming on 4 separate boats, but I am getting antsy waiting so long. especially considering i spent $218 on the lot of them. I thought i had ordered with enough time to spare, but my first class starts in 3 days...and still no textbooks.