I'm well into the second semester of the year and so far it has been a ridiculously hectic, busy time for me. I'm taking five classes and they all require a whole lot of work:

MWF 10:30-11:20 I have British Literature II with Christina Root, my advisor. The class is a lot bigger than the one I had with her last semester and I have a little bit of a harder time speaking out in class. My appreciation for poetry has gone up, though, and I have it with John and Julia which is a plus.


M 5:00-6:00pm & W 1:00-1:50 I have American Studies I, which is basically a survey of the 1960's in the United States. The class is insanely interesting most of the time and sitting through class is like sitting through story time (college style--immense note taking included). My professor is a really cool guy and I'm actually planning on picking up an American Studies major to go with my English major--the two overlap quite a bit. Pretty exciting!

TTH 10:00-11:40 I have a 400-level Honors English Seminar on Glamour with a man named Joel Dando. The class is small and a lot of fun for the most part. Joel himself is a great guy and I believe that it is his last semester on campus. Christina is in the class with me, too. This week we focused on a movie called Paris is Burning--a documentary about drag queens in 1980's NYC.

TTH 1:00-2:15 I have Buddhist Religious Thought. The class is interesting but goes by pretty slowly, as the style is almost entirely lecture-based. I've learned a lot, though, and it just makes me want to go to Tibet or India and study Buddhism more. I got a 97 on the midterm this week and I'm pretttttttty excited.

TH 2:30-4:30 Is my Teaching Writing course that is supplemented with tutoring in the writing center on Wednesdays 4-6. The class is probably my favorite of the semester and teaching in the writing center is really cool as well. Tomorrow in class we are receiving the results of our Myers-Briggs personality test and for the semester we are writing a short memoir.

I'm also involved in Little Brother Little Sister this semester and am subbing for a girl who is abroad in London. My little's name is Aubrie and she is in 5th grade. She is a very competitive tomboy-ish girl but she is hilarious and way too knowledgeable for her age. So far we've gone bowling and pet-store window shopping, and have played a whole lot of air hockey and pool. Christina and Chelsea both participate in LBLS so the three of us have a good time hanging out with our littles together.