It's been over 2 and a half years since my last post. A lot has changed in the life of the girl going to the new UC. First off, I don't attend UCM anymore. I moved to New York a year ago and just started Stony Brook University. I am going to a real university now....
My majors are Global history of the 20th C, Religious Studies, and a minor in either philosophy or Middle Eastern Studies. This school is a lot tougher then I anticipated. The first day was quit overwhelming. I had never seen so many students roaming around and the classes I assumed wound be small, were huge. I definitely miss being pampered at UCM with their small classrooms. I know if I succeed in this school, then I really accomplished something great. At UCM it was easy to succeed because there was not that much competition. New York is in a league of its own and everyday I am enjoying it more and more.
I am learning a language called Pashtu. In the process I am also learning to read and write farsi. I plan on taking Arabic 111 and 112 over the summer. One of my feasible goals in life is to learn at least 7 languages. So Far I have mastered English. I am close to being totally literate in Farsi. Pashtu is new so it'll take a while. When I am finished with Farsi, Pashtu, and Arabic, I will return to working on Spanish and French since I already have a foundation for both. When this is all finished, I want to begin Hindi. We'll see what happens after that.
I am looking forward to Stony Brook and what it has to offer...or what I have to offer. I ready to work hard and hopefully attain the grades I desire. I am taking RLS 366 Fem. Spirituality, HIST 214 modern Latin America, ARH 3something Islamic Art and Architecture, HIST 301 Spanish Inquisition Reading and Writing, and HIST 356 Zionism before 1948. And interesting list of classes, definitely something I would have never had at the UC.
I love challenges and this course load is definitely and challenge.
In 13 weeks I'll find out how it went: if i am truely intellgent or only intelligent when my surroundings are weak.
My majors are Global history of the 20th C, Religious Studies, and a minor in either philosophy or Middle Eastern Studies. This school is a lot tougher then I anticipated. The first day was quit overwhelming. I had never seen so many students roaming around and the classes I assumed wound be small, were huge. I definitely miss being pampered at UCM with their small classrooms. I know if I succeed in this school, then I really accomplished something great. At UCM it was easy to succeed because there was not that much competition. New York is in a league of its own and everyday I am enjoying it more and more.
I am learning a language called Pashtu. In the process I am also learning to read and write farsi. I plan on taking Arabic 111 and 112 over the summer. One of my feasible goals in life is to learn at least 7 languages. So Far I have mastered English. I am close to being totally literate in Farsi. Pashtu is new so it'll take a while. When I am finished with Farsi, Pashtu, and Arabic, I will return to working on Spanish and French since I already have a foundation for both. When this is all finished, I want to begin Hindi. We'll see what happens after that.
I am looking forward to Stony Brook and what it has to offer...or what I have to offer. I ready to work hard and hopefully attain the grades I desire. I am taking RLS 366 Fem. Spirituality, HIST 214 modern Latin America, ARH 3something Islamic Art and Architecture, HIST 301 Spanish Inquisition Reading and Writing, and HIST 356 Zionism before 1948. And interesting list of classes, definitely something I would have never had at the UC.
I love challenges and this course load is definitely and challenge.
In 13 weeks I'll find out how it went: if i am truely intellgent or only intelligent when my surroundings are weak.
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