So far I've had two days of modules. The way it works here is once a week you have a lecture for your module then you have a seminar/tutorial for the same module. The lecture is just that, a lecture, and the seminar is a smaller group made up of the people in the lecture and a teacher facilities discussion. I like that there is lecture as well as discussion, I feel like I will absorb the material better, however I don't know how I feel only meeting once a week (all my lectures and seminars are back to back). Also, in America we have tests throughout so you can tell how you are doing. Here I seem to only have a big exam or paper at the end that counts for a majority of your grade. I'm sure I will still do fine, but you know me, I like to worry. I also have a lot of outside reading that I have to do. Which I will try to keep on top of. At least until I write me essays (I'm going to try and write them early so I don't have to worry about them over Easter break).
My schedule looks like this:
Monday: Classical Sociology. Lecture 11-12. Tutorial 12-1. (I'll get through, but I don't find it as interesting as the others. The first girl I met on my hall is actually in the lecture and seminar with me so that is a plus!)
Tuesday: American History. Lecture 10-11. Seminar 11-12. (So excited for this one! In high school Bunches told us her US History course taken in England gave her a whole new perspective. So we'll see!)
Wednesday: Environmental Ethics. Lecture 10-11. Seminar 11-12. (Haven't had this yet, but I'm sure I will be challenging but interesting. Just recently I've been a bit more interested in the environment and what I can do to help.)
Thursday: British Culture: Seminar 1-3. (I dropped my literature class so I could take this. I figure I can take a Lit class any time but only once do you get to take a British Culture class in England!)
Friday: NO CLASSS!!
Tomorrow my friend Celina and I are going back to the grocery store to get a few more basic things. We tried to order online and have it delivered but they don't take American cards! Ugh! This morning was the farmer's market they hold every Tuesday in front of the Student Union. I got some broccoli, 6 eggs, 5 oranges, 13 medium sized potatoes and 7 reasonably sized carrots all for 3 pounds and 90 pence!
The weather has been pretty gloomy and quite cold. The radiators on my floor don't seem to be working right, so as I write this I am sitting next to the radiator with my legs against it. I am so cold all the time. I'm glad I have tea! I need to get another type or two because Earl Gray is getting a little boring.
I hope everybody is doing well!
"I lift my eyes to the mountains- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth." -Psalm 121:1-2
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