School Starts and I lOVE it.

School started long time ago. Now the fourth week begins and everything goes well except the weather—rained for weeks, my umbrella broken, favorite shoes got wet and failed to dry up in my basement single room.

I love my courses:
1. American Art History seminar “the Gilded Age”
2. “Strategies, Dark Secrets, and Dangers in the Writing of History”—a history class emphasis on critical thinking
3. “Individual and Organization” taught by a business school professor—interesting and inspiring exercises in class
4. “History of Performances” of the theatre department, focuses on various more conceptual forms of performances

AND, a GOLF class—love it! Don’t know why but I just feel very relaxed when hitting the ball. Last Thursday we learned “chip”. Golf is a great sport. Different from the boring jogging and other too exciting sports, Golf requires people to use brain, control your muscle, while stay relaxed.

Four full-credit courses and a PE is enough for me. I don’t feel like burying myself in piles of homework and papers. But I have very high requirement for the “inspirational level” of the classes—for in-class discussions, reading and writing assignments, and sometimes “field assignments.” I expect my classes to extend my “teleneuron”—getting intellectual and physical excitement that will open my mind and expose me new perspectives. I know that college may be the last opportunity to do this.

I am also continuing my internship at the college art museum. The past three months were filled with various events and curatorial projects: participated in a contemporary Chinese photographer’s visiting “interview session” and translated for the photographer and the art professors; wrote object summaries for some art works that will be viewed by different classes; research on Japanese art works (mostly prints and paintings) and Japanese artists names (those messy first name and last name order…)

This is my third college year and I am considering studying abroad next semester. Destination may be University of Edinburgh, not sure yet, but already get excited. Anyway, good luck everyone and enjoy the New England fall (…whatever fall around the world).