Notes from Cody (02/21/06)

Wow, it’s been quite awhile since I wrote in here! Autumn quarter has come and gone and we’re now approaching the end of Winter quarter! I can’t believe that college is going so fast!

To catch you up on my past few months I’ll start off by saying that classes went really well. I made the Dean’s list which is something I’m very proud of. A lot of people were surprised to find out that I could pull it off because I was such a slacker in high school but it just goes to show you that hard work pays off! The best part of it is that I worked hard/did well and still had a good time! There are so many familiar faces on campus now and some of the friend I have are awesome!

Another cool thing about last quarter is that the stuff I learned is coming in handy. I learned how to write better papers in English 110, and the information from Psychology is surprisingly useful in my Theatre and Literature classes.

This quarter I’m taking English 290, Math 104, Theatre 100 and University Chorus. This quarter is a little more challenging but having a quarter of experience I know how much work it takes to be successful.

Here is a little information about my classes this quarter:

- Math 104 is a basic college algebra class that meets Monday through Thursday from 9:10 -10:10. As you can probably guess it’s focus is on algebra but in contrast to my high school math classes it’s very calculator oriented which is nice. Instead of working a problem by hand for 20 minutes we learn how to utilize the functions on the almighty TI-83 calculator and solve problems more quickly.

- English 290 is the Literature class I mentioned earlier, it’s focus is on American literature through 1877. We meet twice a week (Mon. and Wed.) from 10:20 - 12:08. We started out with native American narratives and we have worked our way through history. Tomorrow we will be starting a section about Edgar Allen Poe and I’m really looking forward to it. This class is my toughest class to date. Instead of memorizing and regurgitating we are asked to examine and understand, it’s difficult but interesting.

- Theatre 100 is probably my favorite class this quarter. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:20 to 12:20 and we study everything related to theatre. We have studied the history of Greek theatre, the genres, the famous people and their jobs; we’ve looked at theatre from what seems like every angle possible! I didn’t realize how complex a show is. The other cool thing about it is that I have it with Cheryl, the other/better blogger. The class is cool but I don’t know what I’d do without her, 2 hours is a long time and we help each other through it.

- And finally I come to University Chorus. It’s a great way to meet people and it’s so much more fun to sing instead of writing research papers and taking tests. This quarter I’m more confident and I feel like I’m making up for the ground I lost by not participating in high school choir my senior year.

Being the 8th week of class we’re pretty heavy into it! I’m dreading my second round of finals but like I said earlier, I know what to expect this time around and I know to start preparing even earlier!

Anyways, I must be going! As always, if you read this leave me a quick message or a question if you have one! I’d be more than happy to help you out!

Until next time***,
Cody







***I promise it won’t take 3 months again! ;)