couldn't have asked for a better first week back: minimal jetlag and homework, interesting classes (especially 'the victorian novel' - steeped in novel reading, including dickens' Bleak House), beautiful summery weather, fun suitemates, and all the wonderful brownies. when i first stepped into newark airport i confess to feeling a bit sickened by all the americanism that was at once familiar yet instictively foreign. but college campus life is so different...! it is nice knowing you belong.
courses i'm taking this fall semester
* Intermediate Japanese
* Basic Physics - yeah i know what you're going to say; my answer is i actually enjoy physics and chemistry more than biology (or at least i did, back in the GCSE years). i also shopped Intro to Calculus Part II but the professors were horrible at teaching. what is with the math department anyway? is it that hard to find qualified individuals who are enthusiastic about their subject, can smile, and know how to explain integration lucidly? sheeesh.
* The Victorian Novel
* Chinese - still wondering whether to take Academic or the lower level course, Advanced II. i shopped both and am confused. i feel as if the lower level one would be an easy A; the Academic would be one of those work- hard-or-fail courses (for my level anyway). and i don't do the failing thing.
so that's about it for classes...i'm a little apprehensive about taking three languages, but a lot of people do that, so it can't be that hard. will post photos of my room some other time! i haven't finished decorating though the turquoise/blue rug lx recommended does wonders to the colour scheme, or as dv said, ties the whole room together :D.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
sophomore!
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4 comments:
Glad you're settling back in well and enjoying yourself. Just noticed you're using initials lke gossip girl lol. Have a great weekend! Kate
thanks kate :D; oh and thanks for sending the new mailing address as well. who's gossip girl?! yeah i used to put names in my xanga entries but then i figured that a lot of ppl don't know about this so i might as well protect their anonymity.
Isn't it bizarre being a sophomore? :) I'm glad you're having a good time back!
weird that that you guys call yourselves sophomores. i always thought that was a highschool thing. here we're just.. first years, and second years. boring. but less jargon to remember. haha!
3 languages eh... i think you'll do fine. like you said, you dont do the failing thing :)
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