1. a. Intro to Modern Linguistics
1. b. Ok, so this class is definitely going to be hard, but so far I am liking it. My professor, Dr. Hallen, is the cutest little lady I have ever seen. She wears all white--from her dress shirt to her orthopedic shoes--and accessorizes her outfit with a white pearl necklace. Her hair is also snow white. [I can't help but think of that quote from The Best Two Years, "We think you look real good in white."Haha.] Anyways. Dr. Hallen. She is basically my hero. She has studied a bajillion languages and loves them all. I love the way she gets so excited when she is teaching us. I kind of want to be just like her when I grow up.
Click on this only if you want to be scared. I have to learn how to use this.
2. a. French
2. b. I LOVE FRENCH. Sorry. I got a little excited. This class is a continuation of the course I took winter semester [it's a two semester course...I didn't fail in winter...just thought I should clear that up haha]. My professor, Madame Burgon, is so cute. She, like Dr. Hallen, gets so excited that sometimes I think she might explode. Luckily this has never happened. Yet. French is such a pretty language and it is so fun to learn and speak. I'm hoping that either Fall or Winter of next year that I will be able to spend a semester in Paris. S'il vous plaît.
Ah, Paris.
3. a. Doctrine & Covenants
3. b. This course is my religion course for the semester. My professor, Dr. Esplin, is great. He knows his information, but he keeps the class very spiritual at the same time. I'm sad to admit that I don't remember much about the Doctrine & Covenants from my seminary days, but I am finding it so interesting! It's all stuff that I have heard before, but facts and information is falling into place for me. My understanding of and ability to study the scriptures has grown exponentially since I was 14. I'm so grateful to be at a university where I can take religion courses, where I can study my scriptures in the library and not get weird looks, where I can start classes with a prayer or hymn, and where I can associate with people of my same faith. It's great!
This is a photo from someone's Flickr account...It's the bronze relief on the side of the Joseph Smith Building on campus, where most religion classes are held.
4. a. Spanish
4. b. Spanish. Español. This class is going to be difficult, as well, seeing as I haven't taken a course in Spanish for about a year. However, I've made a few friends, and my "profe" [short for "profesor"] is really nice, and funny, too. I've been in language classes where I feel bad when I make any kind of mistake with the language, but Profesor Gutke has somehow made his classroom a place where I feel completely comfortable making mistakes. Because making mistakes is how we learn other languages, I love that he makes his classroom so open to it.
I was originally signed up for a different section of Spanish with una profesora named Ariel Bean. In my emails last Monday, I got an awesome email from "A Bean." I laughed forever.
5. b. I'm taking this course to fulfill my Social Sciences GE, and I initially thought that it would be the "How to be a Mormon Mom 101" course. I'm discovering, though, that it is much more than that. We are learning not just about the family unit, but the family unit under society's current conditions, how events affect our perception of the family, how families are able to get through troubles and remain close, etc. It's much more interesting than I had originally imagined. I also get to take this class with my roommate from last year, Amber! We have decided that we have the funniest professor. Dr. Dyer is fairly young, with an adorable family, and Amber told me today that she thinks he always picks out his own outfits, because nothing ever matches. It's the best.
Super cute family portrait...I want one like this some day.
6. a. Where I'm Living
6. b. I am living in an awesome apartment complex south of campus with some wonderful girls! It's a 6 person apartment, but we have one open space available, so there are just 5 of us for now. I'm living with Heather [a roommate from last year], Jalyn [a friend from home who lived in Penrose with Heather and I], Stephanie [a photo major from Provo with an awesome sense of humor], and Karen [a tall Canadian who is the sweetest girl I have ever met]. We are so lucky to be living together! We get along really well. The five of us have decided to have roommate dinner as often as possible, which means we each get one night per week to cook dinner. This past week I made chicken parmesan. We're eating pretty well, if I do say so myself.
First Day of School! Stephanie, Jalyn, Karen, Heather, and me. Excuse all the awkward knees haha.
Photo by Stephanie Merrill.
Well, blogging world, that's all I got for now. Stay tuned for more updates on my life!
Oh, and PS, the title of this blist is a running joke with the roommates, inspired by the following text conversation a friend showed me. Enjoy! :)
