atreios: (☢RE // Jill+Chris // Partners 8Db)
So! I said I would likely post again...so I am.

This day turned out awesome, just as it started out to be! So...that's all good news.

My Admission Practicum, i.e. my observation class, has a lot of work to it. This work is mostly because our practicum assignments are actually building our online portfolios and resumes for the future--so I have to dissertations, philosophy statements, self evaluations, and complete a resume on top of observation periods in my assigned school. Still, it's rewarding and serves a purpose, so I don't think I'll mind much. I just have to be sure to stay completely on top of things.

My Japanese folklore class is going to be work as well. This is mostly because we are working with texts that have never been translated in their entirely. This means we will be reading them completely in Japanese. This is exciting, though slightly daunting considering the amount of studying that will need to go into this course. At least the material is interesting, and Nakamura-sensei is very dedicated to our success.

Speaking of Nakamura-sensei, I talked to him about being my third profession reference for my Practicum after class today. Not only did he agree, but apparently he used to be in charge of student teaching and the intensive graduate program for Japanese education majors. He is apparently very willing to not only be my reference but to also put me in contact with his contacts in the educational field. There is a reason he is one of my favorite teachers.
atreios: (☢RE // Jill // Walking on Sunshine)
I am currently sitting in my campus Starbucks, waiting to pass the hour that lies between now and my seminar. Today has started off fabulously so far.

I've had only one class so far, which was my modern American literature class. I have to say it will certainly be a class I will enjoy, if only for my professor. He's an older gentleman, of Chinese decent and I want to either adopt him or marry him I'm no sure which. He has an odd sense of humor, and laughs at all of his own jokes. He also can recite the opening chapter to Pride and Prejudice word for word--he demonstrated this fact to us in class. Also, the exams in this class? All open text, take-home, multiple choice exams outside of the fourth exam which is our final (and only) term paper. I think I'm in love.

The rest of today looks to be interesting too. As I said, in an hour I have a seminar. This class will be the time I will normally be in a high school for observation for the rest of the semester, but the first two classes are seminars so that we can be introduced to our faculty advisor from NKU, and so that we can be assigned to our schools that we will be observing at. I'm rather excited for that class. Then, to top off the day, I have my Japanese class. Last semester the topic was an intensive study for the JLPT, but this semester it's focused on Japanese folktales and myths with the final project consisting of translating one of our texts to English. It will be challenging, I'm sure, but I am also sure that it will be an interesting and fun class.

I'll likely be updating again later today when I get home with the final verdict of how the day went, but for now it is an awesome day.
atreios: (To move through searing space)
I said I was going to bed all of a half hour ago, but I have yet to get there. So here I am writing.

The holidays haven't fully hit yet, but they are beginning to look up. Two dear friends of mine chipped in to get me what I think will be the best present of the season--a secondary cell phone that I can use to call Sydney with since my mom blocked calls on the family cell plan. They even got me a card to add my first set of minutes ;; I don't know how often I'll be able to call since I don't want my mom knowing I have this second phone, but God it will be good to have someway to hear her voice without having to rely on Xbox Live and us both being home to use it. I was supposed to wait until Christmas to call her, but...tonight wasn't such a good night so I caved early. I don't think they will mind much that I did.

Other than that...things are going rather well. I received really good grades in my first semester at NKU ( 2 As, 2 Bs, and a C for a GPA of 3.29) and I recently took the Japanese Language Proficiency test on my birthday (December 4th lol). I won't be sure how I did on the JLPT until February some time, but I'm hopeful that the scores will be good.

O-Oh and now I am finally beginning to crash, so I suppose that's all for now. I'm hoping I'll keep up with this more than I had LJ (and for those seeing this via the LJ cross post--HI! I'm on dreamwidth with the name atreios. Add me if you're over there!).

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