First Day
I think I remember saying that Tuesday was the first day of classes. If I said that, I was wrong. Today, Wednesday, is the first day of classes, which means I'm making my first moves away from the Pre-med track.
This morning, at 9, was Elementary Russian. I'm expecting this to be my hardest class, and it seems like it will live up to my expectations. The saving grace is that the teachers (the main professor, and the recitation leader) are not stiff and intimidating, but friendly and encouraging. I hope that I can keep up.
Then, at 10, was Intro to Psych. The course will be divided into three parts, each taught by a different professor. The first guy... well, he has the voice of an asshole. When adult cartoons try to convey the idea of a jerk or an asshole, they inevitably find someone who sounds like an exaggerated version of this guy. Every sentence that came out of his mouth could have been followed by "Nyah" or "So there". That kind of intonation. The material for this course should be mostly review, because of the classes I took last year in the PNP department. Psych is the least of my worries.
Then, at 11, I had Russian recitation. This was more fast-paced than the main course, and it is meant to reinforce the language beyond the 9-10 class. This one only meets on Wednesdays, which adds to my magic pyramiding schedule (short days on Monday and Friday. Medium on Tuesday and Thursday. Long on Wednesday).
In a few minutes, I'll head back over to campus for my Intro to Film Studies class, followed by the Wednesday recitation of the same class. I'm hoping we don't have to go to the second leg today, but I expect the worst. Anyway, nobody's going to assign any work until later, so I'm not worried.
Tomorrow is Russian, Fiction Writing, and my GLORIOUS INTERNSHIP!!!!!
Finally, the action begins.
-Alan
This morning, at 9, was Elementary Russian. I'm expecting this to be my hardest class, and it seems like it will live up to my expectations. The saving grace is that the teachers (the main professor, and the recitation leader) are not stiff and intimidating, but friendly and encouraging. I hope that I can keep up.
Then, at 10, was Intro to Psych. The course will be divided into three parts, each taught by a different professor. The first guy... well, he has the voice of an asshole. When adult cartoons try to convey the idea of a jerk or an asshole, they inevitably find someone who sounds like an exaggerated version of this guy. Every sentence that came out of his mouth could have been followed by "Nyah" or "So there". That kind of intonation. The material for this course should be mostly review, because of the classes I took last year in the PNP department. Psych is the least of my worries.
Then, at 11, I had Russian recitation. This was more fast-paced than the main course, and it is meant to reinforce the language beyond the 9-10 class. This one only meets on Wednesdays, which adds to my magic pyramiding schedule (short days on Monday and Friday. Medium on Tuesday and Thursday. Long on Wednesday).
In a few minutes, I'll head back over to campus for my Intro to Film Studies class, followed by the Wednesday recitation of the same class. I'm hoping we don't have to go to the second leg today, but I expect the worst. Anyway, nobody's going to assign any work until later, so I'm not worried.
Tomorrow is Russian, Fiction Writing, and my GLORIOUS INTERNSHIP!!!!!
Finally, the action begins.
-Alan
posted by Alan Orlanski at 1:05 PM
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