Bonjour! MY own personal housing crisis? Nearly solved. It is now completely certain that I will be living in an APARTMENT and not a house next year. The girls with whom I almost got a house, decided that they'd rather do the apartments just for ease of living. So three of them are getting a townhouse probably in Churchill Downs which is exactly where I'll be living! The reason I say nearly solved is because I still don't know if I'll be getting a one-bedroom or living with Becky, but before long we'll know!
I have my car up here and I love it so much. However, as expected I am spending money faster this way! Although, as far as shopping goes, yesterday I really tested my will power, by going into TWO stores that I like and not buying a single thing. A few months ago that seriously would have been impossible. Is my spending problem cured? Not quite, but I'm getting there!
This weekend has been lots of fun, and this past Friday was definitely one of the better nights of my college experience! Just good friends, lots of laughs and meeting some exciting new people. Also I tried Pizza Perfection (a local pizza place), and it was as if I was trying pizza for the first time. I've never loved a slice of pizza more in my life. I had to pay for it since my friend's bank account was too low to cover it, but It was worth it. Next time you find yourself in the palouse craving a pizza, forget, pizza hut, round table, papa murhpys, or even pizza pipeline, it's all about pizza perfection. Obviously you can tell I'm pretty emotional about the pizza, and I've never been a huge fan of pizza.
Friday afternoon I gave some tours of my residence hall. I was nervous at first because there were only two tourguides (myself included) and it was a big preview day for prospective students, meaning lots of people to give tours to. Fortunately the tours went great, and I even got some help from another resident on my floor, which was super helpful, especially when one of my groups (which consisted easily of about 60 people) were all jam packed onto the floor. Definitely appreciated the help! It got me excited about the possibility of being a real campus tour guide, aka a "cougar connecter" next year, when I'll actually get paid!
Well I'm done for now, I have some math homework to take care of. I had to skip the lecture in order to give tours, so hopefully the subject matter isn't too complex!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
February
It's been a few weeks since the first day of my new classes and I'm really getting into the swing of things. For a while I was feeling quite overwhelmed. I'm the kind of person who doesn't get stressed when I know EXACTLY what it is I have to do, even if it's a lot. But when I'm not completely certain, or have no idea what I need to accomplish, and I know there is tons to do, then I lose my mind. This is exactly how I felt.
My GenEd, class which I was so looking forward to taking since the professor had received rave reviews on ratemyprofessor.com, turned out to be not as I had hoped. Professor Gerber is a sweetheart and she's really inspiring for a number of reasons. She is German and has spent many years living in China, and just has a lot of knowledge under her belt. However the class is tougher than I had imagined. Because of her passion for ancient world civilization she seems to believe that all of her students are just as passionate. This is quite false, in fact I really hate the subject of the class. I don't like studying things that happened so long ago because I feel we can't know for sure exactly what happened, and I don't like being certain. The work load at first seemed outrageous but I'm adjusting and finding it to be not so difficult after all. The first three weeks were kind of nerve racking for me, I wasn't sure how I'd fair in the class, it just seemed so difficult, but I'm figuring it all out and now am really on top of things.
Math which you guys may know I am retaking this semester. Last semester I took this math 201 class, which the entire time wasn't really the most difficult, it was challenging but never too hard. My professor was terrible, and I had a hard time focusing in class, and it was the class that I skipped the most. Despite having a fairly decent grasp on the subject matter, it was my worst grade after finals. I passed, but I need my GPA to be higher so I'm retaking it. This semester, I have the best math lecturer that i've ever had, but his quizzes are a bit tricky and the course load a bit rough. It's nice though when he goes over difficult concepts, and most of the people in the class don't get it (not because he's a bad lecturer but because the subject is hard), and I'm sitting there understanding every word he says. I'm really excited for the midterms because they're standardized for all math 201 classes, so I know what they're like since I took the same ones last semester. I'm ready to rock this class.
Economics, which I dropped last semester has been great so far as well. My previous econs professor seemed to take economics too seriously, in that he compared to a philosophy or psychology class. Some economists might agree with that stance, but honestly it threw me off so much. With my current professor, he's a grad student and sometimes makes mistakes, but I'm learning so much more from him. Also I've been using the study guide (which is good since I paid about 117 bucks for it), and I find myself really learning all the concepts with its help. Also we have a lot of online assignments. He gives us like three to five and they're all due on one day, and the next batch of assignments isn't due until valentines weekend, but being the good student that I am finished them all yesterday.
French is great. The professor continues to amaze me. She is so funny, so understanding and just awesome. This class also has a lot of online homework, which I'm loving. It's easier for me to get homework done online than if I have to write it out, i've found.
Public speaking is interesting. My professor is hilarious, but there are some really annoying people in there. The kinds that actually are funny, but since they keep getting laughs from the prof, they start acting like they can get away with anything. There's another guy in there who is older than the rest of the class, and he is a really nice guy, but he seems to think he's better and cooler than everyone else. He talks like he's the teaching assistant sometimes, and other times I think he just talks to hear his own voice.
I could go on for ages about my classes, but I think I've hit the basics. I really want to come home next weekend, I'm a bit stressed out from this semester and need to relax the best way I know how, with my familllyy!
My GenEd, class which I was so looking forward to taking since the professor had received rave reviews on ratemyprofessor.com, turned out to be not as I had hoped. Professor Gerber is a sweetheart and she's really inspiring for a number of reasons. She is German and has spent many years living in China, and just has a lot of knowledge under her belt. However the class is tougher than I had imagined. Because of her passion for ancient world civilization she seems to believe that all of her students are just as passionate. This is quite false, in fact I really hate the subject of the class. I don't like studying things that happened so long ago because I feel we can't know for sure exactly what happened, and I don't like being certain. The work load at first seemed outrageous but I'm adjusting and finding it to be not so difficult after all. The first three weeks were kind of nerve racking for me, I wasn't sure how I'd fair in the class, it just seemed so difficult, but I'm figuring it all out and now am really on top of things.
Math which you guys may know I am retaking this semester. Last semester I took this math 201 class, which the entire time wasn't really the most difficult, it was challenging but never too hard. My professor was terrible, and I had a hard time focusing in class, and it was the class that I skipped the most. Despite having a fairly decent grasp on the subject matter, it was my worst grade after finals. I passed, but I need my GPA to be higher so I'm retaking it. This semester, I have the best math lecturer that i've ever had, but his quizzes are a bit tricky and the course load a bit rough. It's nice though when he goes over difficult concepts, and most of the people in the class don't get it (not because he's a bad lecturer but because the subject is hard), and I'm sitting there understanding every word he says. I'm really excited for the midterms because they're standardized for all math 201 classes, so I know what they're like since I took the same ones last semester. I'm ready to rock this class.
Economics, which I dropped last semester has been great so far as well. My previous econs professor seemed to take economics too seriously, in that he compared to a philosophy or psychology class. Some economists might agree with that stance, but honestly it threw me off so much. With my current professor, he's a grad student and sometimes makes mistakes, but I'm learning so much more from him. Also I've been using the study guide (which is good since I paid about 117 bucks for it), and I find myself really learning all the concepts with its help. Also we have a lot of online assignments. He gives us like three to five and they're all due on one day, and the next batch of assignments isn't due until valentines weekend, but being the good student that I am finished them all yesterday.
French is great. The professor continues to amaze me. She is so funny, so understanding and just awesome. This class also has a lot of online homework, which I'm loving. It's easier for me to get homework done online than if I have to write it out, i've found.
Public speaking is interesting. My professor is hilarious, but there are some really annoying people in there. The kinds that actually are funny, but since they keep getting laughs from the prof, they start acting like they can get away with anything. There's another guy in there who is older than the rest of the class, and he is a really nice guy, but he seems to think he's better and cooler than everyone else. He talks like he's the teaching assistant sometimes, and other times I think he just talks to hear his own voice.
I could go on for ages about my classes, but I think I've hit the basics. I really want to come home next weekend, I'm a bit stressed out from this semester and need to relax the best way I know how, with my familllyy!
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