Semester Beginnings
Its been a long time. Sorry about that. A new semester has started and it looks like it just might be the best one yet. I absolutely love all of my classes and extra-curriculars. So, because I have nothing better to do, I'll give you all a little breakdown on what I'm up to.
Japanese 51B: Alright, so maybe I lied a little when I said that I absolutely love all of my classes. This class is fine, I like it, but I don't love it. What I do love is learning the language, and I can tell that I'm going to be learning a whole lot this semester. Just like all the other semesters. Its a ton of work, of course, but I don't really mind (except for the studying for quizzes/tests part) because I really do like Japanese.
Contemporary Japanese Conversation: Basically the same as last semester, but with a few more people. And we're all girls now. We sit around and chat in Japanese, watch movies, play games. Its great. Its like two hours of scheduled, mandated relaxation. What could be better? I don't know, I can't finger anything that would be.
Music in Theory and Practice: The jury is still out on this class. So far, I really like it. We've been studying folk music, and let me tell you, in that class I dominate at folk music. Thank you Dad, and your horrible taste in radio stations. But really, it seems like a lot of fun. I'm just not so sure about the grading. This class has the potential to become pretty time consuming, but I don't know if it will.
The Art of the Novel: A great class. We read a book a week, and we take stylistic notes, and then we write creative responses. And all the responses should work together to create a novel...or at least portions of a novel. Its pretty cool, and I'm really looking forward to it. I just hope that at the end of the semester, I have stuff that's worth reading. I need to work on POV junk, because that is the hardest bit for me.
Advanced Creative Writing: That's right. I have two creative classes. And, only one counts in the creative writing limit for my major. This is awesome. We just write. That's all. And I love doing it. We have class in this fireside lounge, on couches and arm chairs. Like, the quintessential liberal arts class. Amazing. I just need to start figuring out the plot for my first short story. 8-25 pages, and I don't quite know what to write about. Probably a dog, I like dogs.
And!
I'm taking choir, Glee Club (I always love Spring semesters because of Glee), and piano, guitar, and voice lessons. I am a music machine! Of yeah, and I'm auditing a hip-hop class. I never thought I'd do hip-hop again, but I am loving it. So much exercise, and such high energy, and its really easy and chill compared to what I'm used to. Just fun!
Plus, I'm working as a choir manager and a lifeguard (but I managed to avoid the morning shifts. Score!)
Currently, I'm trying to do my forms for study abroad. So many forms! So many essays! The Tokyo abroad has the longest application. Of course. I spent most of last weekend on it, and I'm actually nearing completion. That might be a lie, I'm not sure, but I like saying it, and I do feel like I've done a whole lot of work on it. I need to figure out the health forms for my visa, which is slightly scary. I hate that being a Christian Scientist always complicates things. It should be simple, right? But life is never simple.
Today I have to meet with my advisor to discuss study abroad/declaring my major. I really hope everything works out alright. I want to go abroad, but the program is pretty competitive, so here's hoping that I'll get to go, but I can't be certain. I'm just focusing on looking at this whole issue meta-physically. What happens will be what is right, because its not human minds that are making these choices.
So, that's my semester in a nut-shell. In a little more detail, its a beautiful day, I'm reading a book and lounging on my couch, and I sort of miss my puppy a lot, but I'll see them soon (6 weeks!) for Spring Break and SPELUNKING!
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Katie on 01.29 at 12:26