(no subject)
anyone who actually reads this sad, neglected journal can thank the availability of the umd wireless hub on my front porch for this update. well, the internet plus my intense desire to discover exciting new ways to procrastinate. i think i have succeeded, for the time being. not much in my life is reflection worthy, i have no sage wisdom or revelations.
nota bene: this post will be a rant with little structure or substance. yay for stream of consciousness writing!
on the school front:
i am enjoying two of my classes immensely, and i attend the other two just enough to appear interested to the teaching assistants. my global governance class is refreshingly stimulating. i enjoy my u.s.-latin american relations class primarily for the teacher; g-wis is incredible, and the most entertaining professor i have had in a while. i find myself succeeding in her class not only because the material is fascinating--i think her expectations are pushing me to devote myself to the subject much than i would of my own volition. i am kicking ass in that class, and i owe it to her. i wish i could take more of her classes, however, the major change seems like it may stand in the way. i hate the fact that the only classes that interest me are government classes. i am beginning to second guess my anthropology choice. i realize that i am only taking one anthropology course at this point, and judging by today's lecture, the entire class is engaged in a losing struggling with consciousness about halfway through the 2 hour and 40 minute lecture. that has the potential to be reassuring, considering that there have to be some fellow anthropology majors in the group. i find myself captivated by the material yet bored to tears at the thought of publishing a paper on the hunting rituals of the jodi indians. even worse, i was looking at the classes being offered next semester, and i wanted to fill my schedule with about 20 government classes. however, as an anthropology major, i am ineligible to register for the most interesting classes, the ones that are actually related to what i think i want to do with my life. i am potentially taking method and theory of archaeology, method and theory of cultural anthropology, native north american cultures, applied urban ethnography, and advanced compostion: writing for non-profits. i would much much much rather be taking globalization and resistance, international development and conflict management, international organizations, the u.s. and the u.n, middle east politics, international security, etc. the list goes on, all government classes, by the way. i hope that my decision to stay at maryland doesn't mean i am sacrificing a decent, free education in government at the university of florida. i want to be stimulated, and i fear that the anthropology courses aren't exactly in line with my interests. i will graduate with a degree, which i can use to go to graduate school for nearly anything. i can study government if i still want to. i just hope that these next three semesters aren't a wasted opportunity. and this initial regret doesn't bode well. le sigh.
nota bene: this post will be a rant with little structure or substance. yay for stream of consciousness writing!
on the school front:
i am enjoying two of my classes immensely, and i attend the other two just enough to appear interested to the teaching assistants. my global governance class is refreshingly stimulating. i enjoy my u.s.-latin american relations class primarily for the teacher; g-wis is incredible, and the most entertaining professor i have had in a while. i find myself succeeding in her class not only because the material is fascinating--i think her expectations are pushing me to devote myself to the subject much than i would of my own volition. i am kicking ass in that class, and i owe it to her. i wish i could take more of her classes, however, the major change seems like it may stand in the way. i hate the fact that the only classes that interest me are government classes. i am beginning to second guess my anthropology choice. i realize that i am only taking one anthropology course at this point, and judging by today's lecture, the entire class is engaged in a losing struggling with consciousness about halfway through the 2 hour and 40 minute lecture. that has the potential to be reassuring, considering that there have to be some fellow anthropology majors in the group. i find myself captivated by the material yet bored to tears at the thought of publishing a paper on the hunting rituals of the jodi indians. even worse, i was looking at the classes being offered next semester, and i wanted to fill my schedule with about 20 government classes. however, as an anthropology major, i am ineligible to register for the most interesting classes, the ones that are actually related to what i think i want to do with my life. i am potentially taking method and theory of archaeology, method and theory of cultural anthropology, native north american cultures, applied urban ethnography, and advanced compostion: writing for non-profits. i would much much much rather be taking globalization and resistance, international development and conflict management, international organizations, the u.s. and the u.n, middle east politics, international security, etc. the list goes on, all government classes, by the way. i hope that my decision to stay at maryland doesn't mean i am sacrificing a decent, free education in government at the university of florida. i want to be stimulated, and i fear that the anthropology courses aren't exactly in line with my interests. i will graduate with a degree, which i can use to go to graduate school for nearly anything. i can study government if i still want to. i just hope that these next three semesters aren't a wasted opportunity. and this initial regret doesn't bode well. le sigh.