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!