Hey All!
Sorry I have not written here for a while. I had an incredibly busy weekend with Orientation-related activities and adjusting back to school. Classes are going well, and I am relieved to be taking only taking 12 credits this semester. I dropped my social psych class because there were four tests (including the final) and no papers; four tests is a lot for an upper division class and I am better at writing papers. I switched into a theology class, but dropped that because the material was not interesting and the reading load was heavy (the reading for both my history and satire classes are dense). I replaced my theology class with jazz dance, which should be fun, a great stress reliever, and an easy A. The best part of my schedule is that I only have three "academic" classes because my group voice class is one credit and my dance class is two credits. Anyways, here is the rundown of my classes this semester.
Group Voice: Our class is down from 12 to 7 students, which allows us to get to know each other better and have more personal attention from the instructor. We have to learn and perform 2-3 songs, which I am excited about, as I have never sang a solo (aside from auditions for shows in high school).
Composition Theory and Practice: I know the name sounds sophisticated, but the class is simply the one I have to take to be a writing assistant. I don't actually start working in the writing center until the end of the month. Right now we are reading about writing centers and what makes strong writing. Our first assignment is to write a literacy narrative about how we became writers.
Modern France: History is the one of three remaining core classes I need to take. History has never been my favorite subject, but I really like this class so far! I love pretty much any and everything having to do with France, and my professor is excited about the subject. The reading is dense at times, but the workload is manageable. For example, our first assignment was to bring in an article about an issue in France for 25 points. Basically, I get to take a short visit to France two mornings a week (without leaving UP). :)
Jazz Dance: I start this class on Tuesday, so I will write more about that next time. Regardless, I'm excited about this class!
Satire: This is the class I have been looking forward to the most. We are currently talking about the genre of satire; the articles we have to read are not the most exciting, but we will read more interesting books soon. We watched a YouTube clip in class about the Iphone 4, and are watching Bananas next week. Oh yeah, I think it is safe to mention that this is my third class with Herman and it just keeps getting better!
Now that my reduced credit load allows me to have a life, I am excited about several nonacademic activities on the horizon. Yesterday was the Activities Fair, which is where clubs have booths set up around the quad and for people to check out. As the president of the English Society, I was able to get a good number of people to sign up for the mailing list (and hopefully get a good number to come to events). I am excited to start working at the Writing Center, and am also hoping to do some occasional babysitting for one of my professor's kids.
More later!
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