Day One (do not expect this consistency to continue)

After a rather hectic day, I think I feel a bit more oriented.  It also helps to know I’ve successfully registered for classes, and I can rest assured that I will be plenty busy come Monday.  Registering for classes = moment of happiness for me. 

I’m in three classes I really wanted (thanks to the help of my tennis coach, who obtained professors’ permission FOR me), and another one that surprised even myself and that hopefully will be interesting and not terribly demanding.  First of all, at Grinnell there are no minors, so I have to reevaluate my plans for my undergraduate education.  I’m majoring in English for sure and hopefully pursuing a concentration in linguistics.

As such, I’m taking English 227, an introduction to early American Lit (I believe.  I should probably look into that more thoroughly), and Humanities 102, which is required for the English major and involves early Roman and Christian literature.  I’m also taking Intro to Sociology, which is NOT in the humanities (how shocking!) and will hopefully jump-start my linguistics concentration. 

Then, I’m taking a Bio 220 class, which sounds slightly less terrifying when you realize it deals with bioengineering, genetics, et cetera and sounds like it has an ethical component, which will be quite interesting.  I do not know exactly what I’ve gotten myself into, but I’m trying to branch out and truly embrace the liberal arts education.  It certainly doesn’t hurt to be well-rounded, and as I know next to nothing about this subject matter, it will be, at the very least, an informative class.

My Minnesotan roots are also (thankfully) making themselves known, as I thought it not too bad outside this afternoon.  It turns out there is quite a difference between the -5 of this morning and the 7 of four o’clock.  Layers are key – today my outfit consists of a layering t-shirt, a short-sleeved plaid shirt, a moderately heavy purple jacket, my new winter coat, heavy gloves, warm scarf, and my famous purple hat.  Only after that is comfort almost achieved.  J