Okay, okay, time for a real update
Life has been a little overwhelming these past few months. I've been trying to balance my current problems with my future problems, but I'm sipping my tea and taking things one at a time.
With that said.
Once again, I had really high hopes for my classes this quarter, but only one has been meeting my expectations. I'm taking a class called National Environmental Policy and it's being taught by the chair of the Environmental Studies Department (who is a TOTAL Jew-babe, by the way). Too bad this class only reminded me why I hate studying policy. I'm also in Environmental Assessment, which is basically a class that goes over project development documents and whether or not these projects will have an effect on its surrounding environment, blah blah blah, boring ass shit as well. Environmental Justice is the class that's keeping me going, and I'm pretty close to considering finding a job related to environmental justice/environmental racism.
...which prompts me to the next issue on my mind: what the fuck am I going to do next year? I have too many fucking options and I wish it were easier narrowing down all of the possibilities. Two weeks ago I applied for UCDC, which is basically another study abroad opportunity, but in Washington, DC. If accepted into the program, I get to go to DC and intern with a government agency/NGO of my choice for a quarter. I'd like to go in the fall so I can come back to UCSC in the winter, take the last two classes I need, and then graduate a quarter early. BUT, it might be beneficial to take these two classes in the fall, go to DC in the winter, and once the program is over I'll stay there and find a job. I feel like if I go in the winter and tell the agency I'm working with that I will be graduating that quarter, they should hire me full time when the program is over. I know that will all depend on my performance and whether they'll have open positions, but it's definitely a possibility. If I do this, it'll mean that I will have to be in DC in the wintertime-- do I really want to torture myself with 20 degree weather every day? I guess if I'm planning on living in DC post-college, I'll have to face it sooner or later.
BUT I'm also thinking about writing a thesis for my senior exit requirement. The topic-- probably something related to development in Africa. But writing a thesis is a two-quarter commitment, meaning I would not be able to graduate a quarter early as planned. Do I want to produce a tangible document that applies everything I've learned in my undergraduate career and compromise the prospect of finding a job after UCDC? And do I really want to spend another quarter in Santa Cruz? I honestly have no idea how I can survive living in this small fucking town for another whole year!
With that said.
Once again, I had really high hopes for my classes this quarter, but only one has been meeting my expectations. I'm taking a class called National Environmental Policy and it's being taught by the chair of the Environmental Studies Department (who is a TOTAL Jew-babe, by the way). Too bad this class only reminded me why I hate studying policy. I'm also in Environmental Assessment, which is basically a class that goes over project development documents and whether or not these projects will have an effect on its surrounding environment, blah blah blah, boring ass shit as well. Environmental Justice is the class that's keeping me going, and I'm pretty close to considering finding a job related to environmental justice/environmental racism.
...which prompts me to the next issue on my mind: what the fuck am I going to do next year? I have too many fucking options and I wish it were easier narrowing down all of the possibilities. Two weeks ago I applied for UCDC, which is basically another study abroad opportunity, but in Washington, DC. If accepted into the program, I get to go to DC and intern with a government agency/NGO of my choice for a quarter. I'd like to go in the fall so I can come back to UCSC in the winter, take the last two classes I need, and then graduate a quarter early. BUT, it might be beneficial to take these two classes in the fall, go to DC in the winter, and once the program is over I'll stay there and find a job. I feel like if I go in the winter and tell the agency I'm working with that I will be graduating that quarter, they should hire me full time when the program is over. I know that will all depend on my performance and whether they'll have open positions, but it's definitely a possibility. If I do this, it'll mean that I will have to be in DC in the wintertime-- do I really want to torture myself with 20 degree weather every day? I guess if I'm planning on living in DC post-college, I'll have to face it sooner or later.
BUT I'm also thinking about writing a thesis for my senior exit requirement. The topic-- probably something related to development in Africa. But writing a thesis is a two-quarter commitment, meaning I would not be able to graduate a quarter early as planned. Do I want to produce a tangible document that applies everything I've learned in my undergraduate career and compromise the prospect of finding a job after UCDC? And do I really want to spend another quarter in Santa Cruz? I honestly have no idea how I can survive living in this small fucking town for another whole year!