spring semester begins
I've been meaning to write a productive post about my school life and new classes all week, but I've somehow managed not to until today.
Go figure.
This is also a way I'm procrastinating from homework. Heh.
Anyway, if anyone's interested, I've decided to write some comments on my classes so far. I'm taking two Japanese language classes; a class that counts for Journalism, Japanese, and basic university requirements; a honors class; and a special topics class for an academic program I'm a part of.
Journalism 312I: Global News Media
My first three hour, one day class. It's my Monday class and the earliest class all week. Which is like, so not fair wtf.
Anyway. I'd heard that the professor has a Brazilian accent that's hard to understand, so I braced for that. But in reality? She barely has an accent. Please, people. Stop exaggerating because she probably didn't pass you.
She's a bit intimidating, but that just might be because I've only seen her once. Seems we'll be busy in the class -- a big group project/paper is on the list along with a weekly media journal. Finding a group was relatively easy. There were four seemingly like-minded girls sitting together, so we just got together.
Our topic is "Preceptions of the US in other world media". This should be interesting.
So far, the reading's been pretty interesting.
Japanese 422: Technical Japanese
I actually haven't met the professor yet, despite this being a twice-a-week class. No, seriously. She apparently has some of internal infection, so the other Japanese professors told her to take it easy and stay home until the second week.
So far, it's very "eh". I'm glad that Keiko-chan is in it and I know a good number of people in class, even if we're not really friends or anything.
However, the worksheets need to be more detailed about what they want. I totally got what they were asking wrong.
C/LA 490: Special Topics
This is my Learning Alliance class, an academic program at my college. It's for people who want to become peer mentors for the incoming freshman class next year. Or people considering it. Or people who just want to learn leadership skills.
Honestly, I don't know if I'll apply for peer mentoring next year. I don't know if I'll have the space and time for it.
Anyway. I know most of the people in the class, and see a lot of old faces from freshman year. It's a pretty large class -- maybe 40 people?
So far, it's pretty much what you would expect from a leadership class.
However, I was trying so hard to laugh when my roommate was answering a question and she started cursing. A year ago, she wouldn't have done that. I'm such a bad influence. xD
Then again, Braun (one of the instructors) did curse in the next class, so I guess it's okay in there. xD
Japanese 385: Japanese Heritage Learners
This is my second time taking this class, since you can take it up to two times. But the ciriculum changes every semester, so it's way different. Last time I took it, it was more oral oriented. Now it's writing.
At first, I was intimidated because... well. MEN EVERYWHERE. Seriously. I was surrounded by guys. And as a general rule, I don't get along too well with Asian men. Don't ask why, because I don't know why.
But the second time I went to class, people had added and I met an old friend. Apparently, 385 is where you meet really old friends because that's where I met Keiko-chan (an old elementary/middle school Japanese classmate).
This time, I met Eri-chan. Her mother used to cut my hair. So yeah, yay for that. :D
Health Science 425I: Human Sexuality and Education
Now this is going to be an interesting class. First day? I was already squicked by a video we watched about extremes people go to look "attractive". At least I wasn't the only one, since the girl next to me was squirming with me.
We get free textbooks. Well, we're loaning them for free. Apparently, they're choosing new textbooks for the class, and we're the test subjects. So we use these, fill out a survey at the end, and get a Starbucks gift card. Yay.
Lots of papers in this class. Then again, it's an honors class. Go figure.
And then there was Anime Club. Which is always fun. :D We did some weird-ass icebreaker game, and it was fun. Roy kept using me as a table, damnit. xD He used my forehead as a solid surface to write on.
We're watching akihabara@DEEP this semester for the j-drama, and I'm glad to see that it had a warm welcome. It seemed that it's certainly something that's liked. Which makes me happy because Kazama and Touma are so cute in it. :DD
And now for some pictures!
Leslie and I before club started:
Mokona is God Shrine(Minus Whitney's Mokona Plushies) -- They're like, the mascots now:
Mokona is God Girls (With Demon Red-Eye):
And if you're bored enough to actually want to watch... This is a taste of the Anime Club at CSULB. It's pretty tame, this part. xD Although I love the part with the Hitachin twin plushies at the beginning.
Anyway, yeah. I should probably stop procrastinating. And ugh, I need to buy a paid account for LJ again because the stupid ads are annoying.
Go figure.
This is also a way I'm procrastinating from homework. Heh.
Anyway, if anyone's interested, I've decided to write some comments on my classes so far. I'm taking two Japanese language classes; a class that counts for Journalism, Japanese, and basic university requirements; a honors class; and a special topics class for an academic program I'm a part of.
Journalism 312I: Global News Media
My first three hour, one day class. It's my Monday class and the earliest class all week. Which is like, so not fair wtf.
Anyway. I'd heard that the professor has a Brazilian accent that's hard to understand, so I braced for that. But in reality? She barely has an accent. Please, people. Stop exaggerating because she probably didn't pass you.
She's a bit intimidating, but that just might be because I've only seen her once. Seems we'll be busy in the class -- a big group project/paper is on the list along with a weekly media journal. Finding a group was relatively easy. There were four seemingly like-minded girls sitting together, so we just got together.
Our topic is "Preceptions of the US in other world media". This should be interesting.
So far, the reading's been pretty interesting.
Japanese 422: Technical Japanese
I actually haven't met the professor yet, despite this being a twice-a-week class. No, seriously. She apparently has some of internal infection, so the other Japanese professors told her to take it easy and stay home until the second week.
So far, it's very "eh". I'm glad that Keiko-chan is in it and I know a good number of people in class, even if we're not really friends or anything.
However, the worksheets need to be more detailed about what they want. I totally got what they were asking wrong.
C/LA 490: Special Topics
This is my Learning Alliance class, an academic program at my college. It's for people who want to become peer mentors for the incoming freshman class next year. Or people considering it. Or people who just want to learn leadership skills.
Honestly, I don't know if I'll apply for peer mentoring next year. I don't know if I'll have the space and time for it.
Anyway. I know most of the people in the class, and see a lot of old faces from freshman year. It's a pretty large class -- maybe 40 people?
So far, it's pretty much what you would expect from a leadership class.
However, I was trying so hard to laugh when my roommate was answering a question and she started cursing. A year ago, she wouldn't have done that. I'm such a bad influence. xD
Then again, Braun (one of the instructors) did curse in the next class, so I guess it's okay in there. xD
Japanese 385: Japanese Heritage Learners
This is my second time taking this class, since you can take it up to two times. But the ciriculum changes every semester, so it's way different. Last time I took it, it was more oral oriented. Now it's writing.
At first, I was intimidated because... well. MEN EVERYWHERE. Seriously. I was surrounded by guys. And as a general rule, I don't get along too well with Asian men. Don't ask why, because I don't know why.
But the second time I went to class, people had added and I met an old friend. Apparently, 385 is where you meet really old friends because that's where I met Keiko-chan (an old elementary/middle school Japanese classmate).
This time, I met Eri-chan. Her mother used to cut my hair. So yeah, yay for that. :D
Health Science 425I: Human Sexuality and Education
Now this is going to be an interesting class. First day? I was already squicked by a video we watched about extremes people go to look "attractive". At least I wasn't the only one, since the girl next to me was squirming with me.
We get free textbooks. Well, we're loaning them for free. Apparently, they're choosing new textbooks for the class, and we're the test subjects. So we use these, fill out a survey at the end, and get a Starbucks gift card. Yay.
Lots of papers in this class. Then again, it's an honors class. Go figure.
And then there was Anime Club. Which is always fun. :D We did some weird-ass icebreaker game, and it was fun. Roy kept using me as a table, damnit. xD He used my forehead as a solid surface to write on.
We're watching akihabara@DEEP this semester for the j-drama, and I'm glad to see that it had a warm welcome. It seemed that it's certainly something that's liked. Which makes me happy because Kazama and Touma are so cute in it. :DD
And now for some pictures!
Leslie and I before club started:
Mokona is God Shrine(Minus Whitney's Mokona Plushies) -- They're like, the mascots now:
Mokona is God Girls (With Demon Red-Eye):
And if you're bored enough to actually want to watch... This is a taste of the Anime Club at CSULB. It's pretty tame, this part. xD Although I love the part with the Hitachin twin plushies at the beginning.
Anyway, yeah. I should probably stop procrastinating. And ugh, I need to buy a paid account for LJ again because the stupid ads are annoying.