Hello there!
Today was my first day of classes back here at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, California. The sun is shining, the people are not fat, and the air is smog-filled, as always! Good ol' USC, gotta love it. ^_^
Notice I say 'USC', as there are actually many 'heavy' people in the entire city of Los Angeles, but really not that many at USC specifically.
Anywho! Like I said, I finished my first day of classes, and it went pretty well! Here's my weekly schedule, shown in the image below...
By the by, I don't know why but the days of the week didn't get added to the scanned image... I'm pretty sure you can fill in the blanks though, haha, as the first day of classes is Monday, the second is Tuesday, and so on. ^_^ Also, you can click on the image to make it larger if you want. (:
So as you can see, my schedule this semester definitely isn't bad at all! I'm going to be doing a fair bit of volunteer work as well, with Peer Health Exchange and Red Cross, which I've been doing since last semester, and this semester I've added work with something called the Joint Educational Project (JEP, for short) where for two hours a week I'll go to a local school, probably an elementary school, and be either a Teaching Assistant or Mentor for a class. The Mentor would be paired with one or two students and work with them for eight weeks and give them specialized attention for their needs, whereas the Teaching Assistant would help the teacher with classwide activities and general teaching duties. I chose the Teaching Assistant position, because I'm so scared of getting stuck with a terrible child! Haha. I've seen what the kids in the local schools around here are like, and I DEFINITELY would not want to have extended one on one time with the huge majority of them for eight weeks straight! So yes, I applied to be a Teaching Assistant. Training is on 25 January, and then I'm good to go! I'll let you know how that is. :)
With regards to my classes, I'm feeling very confident about Biology and Chemistry this semester. Maybe it's because I've already taken the classes before. I don't know. But, in any event, I feel like I'll definitely do well this time around, and maximize the potential of the freshman forgiveness function! :D
I don't think sociology will be a problem, the lecture today was very... basic... we only talked about ideas, really. Though I suppose there could be facts to memorize incorporated into the course, I really don't think this class will be difficult at all. Even better, the other people in the class really didn't seem all too... awake... So if it's curved, I think I have a great chance of getting a solid A! It's also a prerequisite for the dental hygiene program at USC, so this is a rather win-win situation for me. ^^
The last class which I haven't spoken about yet is PSYC100, which is Introduction to Psychology. I'm really looking forward to that class, as I legitimately love studying psychology. The first lecture of Psych is tomorrow morning, so I'll let you know how that goes. I really hope the course doesn't involve too much essay writing, haha! Eep!
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Well... In terms of friends and seeing said friends, I've seen a lot of people so far, which I'm definitely happy about! In the past, I've found it difficult to see my friends as often as I would like, and is necessary to maintain a proper friendship... Henceforth, I've made it a priority to manage my time better, so that I devote the right amounts of time to work, rest, and play, and do all three activities efficiently! I will do it! Last semester was so much better than the semester before that in terms of time management, and that semester was so much better than the first... So hopefully the trend of managing my time better and better only continues!
OH and, I bought a drying rack! Hehe. So now I won't have to spend one dollar to dry my clothes every time I wash them!
I can't wait to assemble it, which I will do at some point this week when I have a free moment, haha! Apparently it's no-tools-required, so it should go just great.
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... I do believe I have nothing else to say for the moment. I love being back at USC, but at the same time I miss home a lot too. I look forward to this semester and all it has to offer to me!
Life is wonderful and a blessing, and I am thankful to everyone and everything that has contributed to my fantastic life, and made me smile, even if only once. Thank you all for being amazing.
Love from the bottom of my heart,
michelle. xx
