Proof of life
Back in the States. As feared (expected), I did not keep up with the Europe blog. Oh well.
I'm having a hard time with reverse culture shock. Re-acclimating to a rigorous academic schedule, a campus culture which keeps pushing everyone to work at full capacity all the time (for what?), bad food, bad fashion is much more of a challenge than going over there was. Thankfully I'm back with friends and that helps more than they know.
Also, Mexican food. Yes.
This term I am taking an upper-level English class (US literary realism, whoomp), environmental ethics, and advanced short story writing. Kind of frustrating, the last one: I was hoping for more of an exercise-based class, but it's pretty much a critique workshop. Obviously that has its value, too, and I know that the best practice is just doing it; still, though, I'd like to see a little more guided writing. That might just be because I can't write anything I like these days. Well, I have a short story due tomorrow at 5 pm. Deadlines are good, because whether it's okay or total tripe I will have something to turn in, and maybe I'll be able to share it here too.
I'm having a hard time with reverse culture shock. Re-acclimating to a rigorous academic schedule, a campus culture which keeps pushing everyone to work at full capacity all the time (for what?), bad food, bad fashion is much more of a challenge than going over there was. Thankfully I'm back with friends and that helps more than they know.
Also, Mexican food. Yes.
This term I am taking an upper-level English class (US literary realism, whoomp), environmental ethics, and advanced short story writing. Kind of frustrating, the last one: I was hoping for more of an exercise-based class, but it's pretty much a critique workshop. Obviously that has its value, too, and I know that the best practice is just doing it; still, though, I'd like to see a little more guided writing. That might just be because I can't write anything I like these days. Well, I have a short story due tomorrow at 5 pm. Deadlines are good, because whether it's okay or total tripe I will have something to turn in, and maybe I'll be able to share it here too.