Jumping in
And there, I'm now registered for my final semester at the University of Bergen. I'm experiencing that same kind of breathless enthusiasm I feel at the start of every semester - I've got a good feeling about this year's classes.
They are...
History 102 (Recent history, i.e. from ca. 1550) - because I failed the exam the last time. Okay so I don't feel much breathless enthusiasm for this particular class, but as I'm not suffering from crushing insomnia this time I feel much more motivated. Here we go again, beginning with the American and French revolutions.
Archeology 104 (Northern Europe, ca. 570-1500) - not that I'm going to be an archaeologist obviously, but since I've already written my bachelor thesis, this semester's all about amassing enough points to complete my degree - which means I can pretty much choose whatever I feel like. To be honest I've picked Archeology mostly because the final choice stood between it and History of Art, and my pal Åsmund's doing Archeology and he's proved to be a good wingman for studying before. Not to mention actual hands-on studying of artifacts! The lectures don't begin until March though so I've got some time to focus on the other classes in the meantime.
English 101 - because I could choose one class that wasn't directly tied to my degree in History. To be honest this one's the one I'm the most excited about - I already find linguistics fascinating (finally I can start using those terms I learned from studying Norse again - postalveolar affricates and that sort of thing), and it's English, which I love. It's probably going to be harder than I expect, as I've never been very good at the specifics around grammar; I've got the bare minimum of English education in my system, same as most Norwegians, but for everything else I've always gone for a by-the-seat-of-my-pants approach to English (which I'm certain people reading this blog are painfully aware of). Cor, look at the size of that pronunciation dictionary!
They are...
History 102 (Recent history, i.e. from ca. 1550) - because I failed the exam the last time. Okay so I don't feel much breathless enthusiasm for this particular class, but as I'm not suffering from crushing insomnia this time I feel much more motivated. Here we go again, beginning with the American and French revolutions.
Archeology 104 (Northern Europe, ca. 570-1500) - not that I'm going to be an archaeologist obviously, but since I've already written my bachelor thesis, this semester's all about amassing enough points to complete my degree - which means I can pretty much choose whatever I feel like. To be honest I've picked Archeology mostly because the final choice stood between it and History of Art, and my pal Åsmund's doing Archeology and he's proved to be a good wingman for studying before. Not to mention actual hands-on studying of artifacts! The lectures don't begin until March though so I've got some time to focus on the other classes in the meantime.
English 101 - because I could choose one class that wasn't directly tied to my degree in History. To be honest this one's the one I'm the most excited about - I already find linguistics fascinating (finally I can start using those terms I learned from studying Norse again - postalveolar affricates and that sort of thing), and it's English, which I love. It's probably going to be harder than I expect, as I've never been very good at the specifics around grammar; I've got the bare minimum of English education in my system, same as most Norwegians, but for everything else I've always gone for a by-the-seat-of-my-pants approach to English (which I'm certain people reading this blog are painfully aware of). Cor, look at the size of that pronunciation dictionary!