Dear Reader,
Yes, it's Saturday. Sue me. It just seems like a good idea today to give a quick little update on my life, especially since we are concluding the first week of classes at Brigham Young University. It has been a fun-filled week and it may be on the list of most productive weeks in my life. Whether or not it is actually on that list, I feel fulfilled this week. The Lord has definitely helped get everything done and keep up with my schedule. So, without further delay, here is a summary of the week in no particular order.
Classes started! Yay for being back on campus all the time! One of the biggest changes is going from seeing only people in my ward to seeing basically everyone I know on BYU campus. I kid you not: I ran into dozens of people I had not seen for 5 months or more this week. Some had come back from missions, others had transferred to BYU from other schools and still others popped out of the woodwork to have good chats.
Classes starting means that I am finally getting into the Spanish Translation program. This week was eye-opening. I did not just start the program courses, but I was sucked into the program. I have a beginning translation class which has already helped me realize a few things about communication. My favorite assignment so far was to write a paper with the topic "What do men expect from women?" That was fun to write and translate in Spanish. Another part of being sucked in was meeting with our project group for the On-Campus Internship I'm doing this semester. We chatted and realized that we are going to translate 2000+ letters for a company. That seems a little overwhelming, but we will do it.
On a slightly unrelated class, I am in a Spanish teaching class, which has thrown me even more into Hispanic Culture. The class started with 2 students (me included) and now we number at 4. It is going to be a blast in that class, that's for sure.
One of the most exciting things about this week has been getting back into Barbershop! I still haven't formed a solid quartet, but I'm looking forward to singing with everyone again. We had our second rehearsal today, which was pretty great. Our first performance is going to be at an Old Folk's home in Orem during October. Go Mountain West Voices!
This semester is already looking amazing and it is only the first week. I'm just glad that Heavenly Father is watching over me and helping keep up with class work so far. Good luck to all those students starting classes and we will see you on the next manic Monday!
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| I ran into Cosmo on the first day of classes. |
Classes started! Yay for being back on campus all the time! One of the biggest changes is going from seeing only people in my ward to seeing basically everyone I know on BYU campus. I kid you not: I ran into dozens of people I had not seen for 5 months or more this week. Some had come back from missions, others had transferred to BYU from other schools and still others popped out of the woodwork to have good chats.
Classes starting means that I am finally getting into the Spanish Translation program. This week was eye-opening. I did not just start the program courses, but I was sucked into the program. I have a beginning translation class which has already helped me realize a few things about communication. My favorite assignment so far was to write a paper with the topic "What do men expect from women?" That was fun to write and translate in Spanish. Another part of being sucked in was meeting with our project group for the On-Campus Internship I'm doing this semester. We chatted and realized that we are going to translate 2000+ letters for a company. That seems a little overwhelming, but we will do it.
On a slightly unrelated class, I am in a Spanish teaching class, which has thrown me even more into Hispanic Culture. The class started with 2 students (me included) and now we number at 4. It is going to be a blast in that class, that's for sure.
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| Sorry, it was dark because we were using the projector. |
This semester is already looking amazing and it is only the first week. I'm just glad that Heavenly Father is watching over me and helping keep up with class work so far. Good luck to all those students starting classes and we will see you on the next manic Monday!
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