7 posts tagged “school”

I just registered for next quarter's classes, and I hit the jackpot. Not only am I only on campus 2 days a week, but I got all the classes I wanted. Yay!

Comparative Studies 377: Contemporary Folklore in the Arab World
    "This course will introduce students to a wealth of Arabic folklore, including the lore of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Arabs as well as Berbers, Kurds and other Arab world communities. Folklore is defined here as traditional expressive culture: verbal art (e.g., myths, legends, folktales, riddles, jokes); material culture (e.g., the construction of shrines, homes, boats as well as production of pottery, jewelry, embroidery, carpets, and calligraphic art); visual presentation of self (e.g., applications of henna, tattoos, dress, hairstyles); folk religion, rituals, and festivals; and folk music (e.g., lullabies). Emphasis will be not on finished products but on cultural process. We will look at what Arab world "Folk," from different regions, religions, and language and ethnic traditions have in common in regard to ethos, world view, practical and aesthetic needs and how they differ, as well as at national and international appropriations of local lore."

German 250: The German Experience in America: German Literature and Popular Culture
    "This course serves as an introduction to the literature, culture, and history of German immigrants to North America, especially to the Midwest and Ohio, from the seventeenth century into the twentieth. We will study selected settlements (like Schoenbrunn, Zoar, and German Village in Columbus) and selected individuals (from Ohio missionary David Zeisberger to Wernher von Braun and Henry Kissinger) and their (auto)biographies and letters, as well as stories and tales of German pioneer authors (like Sealsfield and Therese Robinson). A field trip to German Village in Columbus will provide a first-hand encounter with the culture and life of the settlers—and what is left of it."

English 577.02: The Ballad (Folklore Genres)
    "This course will study development of the traditional folk ballad (songs like 'Barbara Allen' and 'The Gypsy Laddie') from its origins in the British Isles down to its continuing presence in contemporary North America. The primary focus will be thematic (Tragic Ballads, Supernatural Ballads, Outlaw Ballads, Humorous Ballads, etc), but there will some opportunity to discuss the traditional ballad in relation to related types like the broadside, and the literary ballad. There will be a strong emphasis upon the ballad in performance"

As you can see by the classes I get excited about, I'm a huge nerd, and I love it.

Today was my first day of classes. I have three things to say, that I will expand on later.

1.) I have never in my life walked enough to where at the end of the day, not only did all of my leg muscles ache and burn, but so did my ankles and the tops of my feet. Well, I did that kind of walking today. Can we say largest campus in The U.S.? Hence my early bedtime of 9:00 pm.

2.) My classes will be challenging and rewarding this quarter. I am excited

3.) The people watching on this campus is awesome. I'll be doing a weekly profile on Fridays of the living, breathing, stereotypes I am going to see every day, by the thousands. and when I say thousands, I'm not exaggerating. Click here for more detailed information.

I am in the process of unpacking, and will load photos of my new place after I find the box with the transfer cable for my phone in it.

Overall the house is pretty nice. The bathroom and the kitchen are kind of gross, but considering who lived here before us, and how close we are to campus, I'd say it could have been much worse.

My bedroom has a door to the attic in it, which is fully floored, so a nice storage space. The bedroom also has a small nook/alcove type closet, so I can put my vanity in there instead of out in the room, taking up space.

I called to set up cable today, and tomorrow morning I will call and switch gas and electric into my name.

Orientation at "The Ohio State University" went well. I was so tired afterward I came home and took a three hour nap.
I am going to loose so much weight this winter, and not by trying. This campus is like the size of a small city. Parking fees are horrendous, so I will be commuting to campus on bike when it is nice, and riding the bus when it is icky. In fact, I'm not sure if I would even be allowed to have a car on campus this year. Some weird policy they have in place dealing with credit hours or something.

I have American History from 1887, History of Art Western Europe, and a French Lit class fall quarter. 15 credit hours.

I am excited. about everything.

One week left in the quarter. 2 exams, both on June 6th. I'll have my grades within a week or two and then I can send out my application for OSU.

Nervous? Yes, I am.

I am in love with my French 101 class and teacher. He's entertaining and informative, and the class actually wants to be there. and they talk, they really talk. I mean, you better want to be there to volunteer for a 9:00 am class on Saturday morning.

Je suis très excité!

I'm doing it. I'm looking into AIFS study abroad programs. I've narrowed myself down to three different cities.
Cannes or Paris, France, or Florence, Italy.

I submitted my information. I can apply as soon as I bring my gpa up this upcoming semester. Fall 2007 sounds like a good time to be overseas.

The final scheduale for Winter 07:

Geology 142 (last one, yay!)
Geology Lab
BIS 160 (intro to wrd, pwrpt and excel)
French 101 (2nd time, I waited to long and need to refresh)

The moving started today. We got the front room of our house packed and unpacked into our new digs. We even moved a rather large bookcase and desk by ourselves(with the help of our good friend Adam). I am sick with the flu, as is my room mate, so I am extra proud of our efforts today. We've got some more packing to do in the dinning room and then on to the kitchen, but we both purged our rooms of excess shit, so hopefully packing those rooms will be less strenuous.

Now I'm avoiding doing school work by picking out my classes for winter quarter. In the line up:

GLG 142 (w/ lab)
BIS 160
SOC 205

and that leaves me one credit hour short of full time. It makes me want to smack myself in the head, repeatedly.

on the upside, I believe there is a bike in my near future. Thanks to my best friend Laura, who works at a bike shop. I love her. My winter riding plans are shaping up.

Oh, and I start my first day of work out of training tomorrow. Nervous? You bet'cha.