Friday, September 10, 2010

Waiting for class

I'm back in school for another semester.  After my class in 20 minutes I will have finished my first whole week.  I am stressed and busy already! It's going to be a long few months.

Anthropology 314: There is a ton of reading to keep up with. Reading about landmark supreme court cases that pertain to American Indians isn't exactly "stay up all night" reading.
Class grades:
Interesting: C
Amount of work: D (F being ungodly amount, A being show up and pass)
Difficulty: D (F-too hard to describe, A-again show up and pass)

College Algebra: Difficult because I haven't done any more math than figuring out a tip at a restaurant for the past 7 years.  I took algebra at UWEC but since it is 4 credits there and only 3 credits here it didn't transfer. Damn the man.
Interesting: D-
Amount of work: D
Difficulty: D

Intro to Cartography: Finally, a sweet class. Granted it is going to be a ton of work, but at least the work is fun. (For me anyway. Call me a nerd, but maps are sweet.)
Interesting: A
Amount of work: F
Difficulty: F

Remote Sensing: Learning to interpret and map aerial photography. What's not to like? I can't figure out what this pink stuff is on a picture, but if I can make it up and come up with a decent reason, I get full credit.  Nice.  Like Cartography, a whole lot of work though.
Interesting: A
Amount of Work: F
Difficulty: D

Qualitative Geographic Analysis: Kelsey makes fun of this one, probably because of the name. But i'm sure you've seen shows on Discovery about people who immerse themselves in a culture to study it. That's all it is. It's about researching people, how the speak, their stories, their lives, etc... Very cool
Interesting: A
Amount of Work: C
Difficulty: C

That's my semester. Stay tuned for the life of a delivery driver.