Well, the semester has officially begun and I have never been busier! I am at the full 18 credit hours for this semester. This is what my new schedule is like...
On Mondays I have 19th Century British Literature, which is a 300-level English course that is going towards my major. Kirsten Parkinson is the teacher and I enjoy it so far. After English I have about an hour to grab some lunch before I have a Biology class. I have not taken Biology since tenth grade, and so it's all coming back to me slowly. Hiram has many students looking to go into scientific careers, so my Biology class is the first time I've ever been in such a big class; most of my classes at Hiram have so far had no more than 15 to 20 students. I am continuing with the African Drum Ensemble, which meets on Monday nights.
On Tuesday I have my First Year Seminar (FSem), which is sort of a Freshman Colloquium Part 2. The focus of the FSem is to develop skills for critical discussion and writing research papers. My FSem is called Capturing Creativity and it is very interesting. We discuss the creative process of different individuals throughout history, from musicians to artists to athletes. The main project involves individual research into one specific person and their creative process. I am doing my project on Robert Lang, one of the most famous American origamists living today. Tuesday afternoon I have a piano lesson, and I'm moving right along with that.
My Wednesdays are by far the most hectic. I have English and Biology again, but in between them I have an Education class -- so that's three classes in a row over the lunch block. Thursdays I have my FSem and then a three hour Biology Lab. Fridays I only have
English and Biology.
My main classes are very reading-intensive, so I am constantly reading for homework on top of "normal" assignments. I have play practice every day but Friday, and those generally take three hours each, so my days are pretty well packed! But I still manage to make time to relax and be with friends. For example, last Friday a group of friends and I went to see the movie Sweeney Todd and had dinner.
As always, working hard, playing hard,
Derek
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