So this week has been super insane and it's not even over yet! I have two classes tomorrow and then it's the weekend! Unfortunately this weekend is sorority recruitment so I'll still be a little busy, but no classes or work so I can sleep! I'm a night desk worker in my hall so I've been running around and sleeping crazy hours and getting used to my classes and this week has seemed like two. I think I'm pretty happy with everything I'm taking this semester. I think I have a different perspective on classes and everything now that I've been doing this for a while and I'm doing more classes that are in my field of interest. I'm really excited about my sign language (although learning an entire language fluently still seems a bit intimidating at times). I thought that my introduction to special ed would be boring (so I was told) but I'm finding it actually very interesting and helpful for a general understanding of schools and special education. I have a three hour biology lecture on Monday nights but I really like the teacher and I didn't get bored or spaced out for the whole three hours, which I thought was very impressive. My last class is anthropology and although I'm not fascinated with the history of evolution and wars and mankind, I think that class will be okay too. I like the teacher and it's not too bad really (and I'm told that knowing about such things is important somehow).
I've been crazy busy but I think I'm off to a good start. All the girls in the sorority here and really really nice and accepting. I will probably have a roommate sometime next week when we get our new girls. I have some pictures of my dorm room and stuff but I have to go to a meeting now so I will post them soon!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Restless
I couldn't sleep very well last night so I got up around 7am and took some pictures while the sun was rising. I took about 90 but these are my favorites.
I had some fun with the shadows.
A leaf that was suspended in a spider web. (It was against the house so I couldn't see the screen... this one took many test shots to frame.)
A neighborhood tabby, not Tigger. I call him Thing 1 because there are two orange tabbies that hang around besides Tigger.
Sunlight on the front lawn. I love watching the sun rise.
Later I took a shower and went down to the post office to order my passport for my trip. After that I joined mom at work and went over to Student Services to sort out some stuff for housing, parking, and financial aid. I also walked around campus and found all the buildings where my classes will be and bought the books I need for the fall. I was very productive today and now I am very tired. I am, however, well prepared for the fall! Now the question is, What to do with the rest of my summer?
I had some fun with the shadows.
A leaf that was suspended in a spider web. (It was against the house so I couldn't see the screen... this one took many test shots to frame.)
A neighborhood tabby, not Tigger. I call him Thing 1 because there are two orange tabbies that hang around besides Tigger.
Sunlight on the front lawn. I love watching the sun rise.
Later I took a shower and went down to the post office to order my passport for my trip. After that I joined mom at work and went over to Student Services to sort out some stuff for housing, parking, and financial aid. I also walked around campus and found all the buildings where my classes will be and bought the books I need for the fall. I was very productive today and now I am very tired. I am, however, well prepared for the fall! Now the question is, What to do with the rest of my summer?
Monday, August 10, 2009
Land Art and Hiking
So on Sunday we did a land art project which was a lot of fun. It was a path and a circle decorated with things that people brought and that were found from the earth. Later, we went hiking in Berea.
Here is the path and the circle:
The kids worked on the path.
And the the circle was divided up for the grown-ups.
It turned out pretty cool.
And then we went hiking, but it was fairly humid and it felt very warm. The first part was tiring, but on the way back down it wasn't so bad and Shea and I had a lot of fun running along the path and climbing and jumping over roots.
Taking a little break.
A view from the top.
Climbing the rock.
Silhouette (on the rock)
Shea running/jumping down the hill.
Here is the path and the circle:
The kids worked on the path.
And the the circle was divided up for the grown-ups.
It turned out pretty cool.
And then we went hiking, but it was fairly humid and it felt very warm. The first part was tiring, but on the way back down it wasn't so bad and Shea and I had a lot of fun running along the path and climbing and jumping over roots.
Taking a little break.
A view from the top.
Climbing the rock.
Silhouette (on the rock)
Shea running/jumping down the hill.
Fall Schedule
I have my class list for the fall and it is finally all worked out and official! I'm only taking 13 credits this semester, but I have enough already that I can do that. Here it is:
ASL 201
American Sign Language III
MWF
10:10am-11:00am
American Sign Language III Lab
Thursday
3:30pm-4:20pm
ANT 200
Anthropology of Human Society
MWF
1:25pm-2:15pm
BIO 121
Principles of Biology
Monday
6:00pm-9:00pm
Principles of Biology Lab
Tuesday
6:00pm-7:55pm
SED 104
Special Education Introduction
Tuesday/Thursday
2:00pm-3:15pm
The biology and the anthropology classes I am taking with Shea and they are my last 2/3 general education classed (I will still need oral communications, something I didn't need at NAU) and then the rest are for my major.
I'm also probably going to be taking another three credits over the winter break on a study abroad trip to London and Dublin from the 26th of December to the 8th of January. It's a lot to fit into 2 weeks, but I am excited. I will be taking a history class over the course of the trip. I assume there will some sort of project or paper due after the trip itself.
I also finally got my dorm situation worked out after much chaos. I will be living in Todd hall with my sorority on the 10th floor. High, but at least there's an elevator! I'm moving on the 21st and my classes start on the 24th. Not really a whole lot to do before that time.
I will have a job this semester. I decided it would be okay considering my lighter course load this semester. I have training on the 18th and that's about all I have planned for the next week and a half.
ASL 201
American Sign Language III
MWF
10:10am-11:00am
American Sign Language III Lab
Thursday
3:30pm-4:20pm
ANT 200
Anthropology of Human Society
MWF
1:25pm-2:15pm
BIO 121
Principles of Biology
Monday
6:00pm-9:00pm
Principles of Biology Lab
Tuesday
6:00pm-7:55pm
SED 104
Special Education Introduction
Tuesday/Thursday
2:00pm-3:15pm
The biology and the anthropology classes I am taking with Shea and they are my last 2/3 general education classed (I will still need oral communications, something I didn't need at NAU) and then the rest are for my major.
I'm also probably going to be taking another three credits over the winter break on a study abroad trip to London and Dublin from the 26th of December to the 8th of January. It's a lot to fit into 2 weeks, but I am excited. I will be taking a history class over the course of the trip. I assume there will some sort of project or paper due after the trip itself.
I also finally got my dorm situation worked out after much chaos. I will be living in Todd hall with my sorority on the 10th floor. High, but at least there's an elevator! I'm moving on the 21st and my classes start on the 24th. Not really a whole lot to do before that time.
I will have a job this semester. I decided it would be okay considering my lighter course load this semester. I have training on the 18th and that's about all I have planned for the next week and a half.
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