The semester is already well under way and I am still not entirely sure where the break went. The quantity of books I read, the extensive cleaning, and chaos of the holidays may have something to do with it. I'm taking five classes this semester, which is indeed zany, but it puts me finishing in the summer (with only ONE class). I'll be graduating with a major in Theatre Studies, a major in Religious Studies, a minor in Classical Civilizations, and an honors certificate. That seems like a lengthy way to sum up the last five years of my life....
I am taking Sociology of Religion, Religious Studies, Philosophy of Religion, Prophets on the Edge, and Roman Art & Architecture. Ironically enough, the classes that I would have said I was most looking forward to ended up being the least enjoyable and those that I was not as excited about have ended up being my favorites. Philosophy drives me crazy sometimes because it involves so many arbitrary, unsubstantiated assumptions, but it is one of my favorite classes. That probably has something to do with the fact that the teacher is one of the teachers that I respect most out of all of the teachers that I have had in my twelve semesters at the University of Utah. My Prophets on the Edge class is turning out to be absolutely wonderful as well. There are only eight of us (counting me), which makes the class more comfortable because we can get to know each other better and have more meaningful discussions. It is also sooo lovely to have literature homework.
As is to be expected with five classes, a job, church, etc., I am already drowning in homework. My printed master schedule of homework is usually about four pages, but this time, it is five pages with a smaller font. Most of it is going pretty well though. Although I did have a lovely moment turning in a four page paper today. The format was unusual, so we had been given an example of the format and I followed it explicitly, so I had four pages single spaced and everyone else turned in double spaced papers...oops!
It seems a little strange to make such a decision so close to the end of the school year, but I have decided that I really need to stop prioritizing school so highly. It is good to put effort into it, but in the end, the people in my life matter a lot more than getting perfect grades in school. I realized that there is only ONE person that I consistently text just to talk as opposed to because I have to for some reason. I have also been missing a lot of things lately. It's hard to build and work on relationships with people in your life if you never have time for them...and they will be around a lot longer than school will. Also, I feel like it becomes a bit of an excuse to hide behind to avoid the risk of working on relationships.
So, I have a couple of goals for myself...it's easier to keep 'em if you put them in writing, right?
- Prioritize people over school
- Start taking better care of myself
- Actually write on my blog
Wish me luck! We already know I am terrible at that last one....
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