In two weeks, my first semester of seminary will be over. My how time flies!!! I spent a great Thanksgiving week at home, split between Louisville and Seymour. I worked four mornings at Target. I ate at Texas Roadhouse with Rebecca. I had good conversations with Pastor and other church friends. I ate lots of food. I played (and lost) a game of cards. I went shopping for 14 hours, thus staying awake for 24. I celebrated my mom's birthday with Longhorn Steakhouse, casino and food.
And I did approximately 1/2 hour of school work. Oops. I brought an entire bag home with me. Should have saved the energy of toting it around, since that's basically all I did with it.
But I did get everything done that I needed to get done before break. I got my Pentateuch draft done, and my prof and TA made some suggestions, but nothing that is going to make me scrap the entire paper. I got both my pastoral care papers done. I wrote my history paper. I passed my Greek quiz.
I also had my CPE interview. It went very well, but I did not get into that program. There were 8 applicants for 6 positions and they picked the ones that would work best together. In CPE, it's not just that you'll be good for the job, but they also want to make sure the whole group will work well together.
So today I am back in classes. Pentateuch was kind of interesting today. Our class had a joint class session with Systematic Theology. We sat on one side of the table, they sat on the other and we discussed why bad things happen to good people and why good things sometimes happen to us. It was a good class, though it was a challenge to hear our partners accross the table - since there were about 30 people in the room talking at the same time. But one of my partners told me that what I said was really good.
I then went to the blood drive that was on campus. Almost got rejected for a fast heart rate but the second time was ok. I then met with the Field Ed director. She basically told me what I already knew - that I need to re-contact the people who I haven't heard from and if nothing happens, to consider doing CPE during the summer.
But then after Greek, I had a voicemail from one of those contacts, wanting to interview me tomorrow morning. So I'll need to leave Church History early, but I am going to interview at 11. I hope it goes well and that my classes that I still need to take do not cause a problem. She said there is one spot left for the Winter/Spring unit.
I also went to Five Guys with a classmate today. Good food, good times, good conversation. :)
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Busy Days Ahead!
Today is Friday. I think. Yes, yes it is Friday. November 11. Veteran's Day. My dad's Birthday.
And day 1 of a 3 day study blitz. I'm somewhat of a procrastinator.
Well, that's not even really it. I have procrastinated. But I've procrastinated because I didn't have time to be proactive. That means I didn't procrastinate, doesn't it?
Yes, I'm rambling and making no sense. For any of you who are thinking of seminary, I urge you...do NOT take 5 classes in your first semester if one of them is Greek.
Don't get me wrong. My extra class is great. It's actually my favorite. And that instructor is now my advisor. But Greek takes so much TIME. I finally just finished my FINAL Greek assignment. YAY!!
The next days are not going to be happy days for me. Monday I have CPE Interview!! It is at a retirement home about a mile or so down the street from LSTC. I hope it goes well and that their time frame works for me. I want to start approximately January 16 and finish before the semester ends on May 11. I'll have to wait and see.
Tuesday I have a 15+ page history paper due. I could have probably made my life easier and done a project instead of a paper. But I'm not really a project person. I'm a paper person.
Tuesday I also have a Greek quiz. I really need to study my vocab words.
Wednesday I have a 15+ page Pentateuch 2nd draft of a paper due. I have a 8+ page Verbatim due in Pastoral Care. I have a 2 page reflection paper due - but I have nearly an entire book to read before I can reflect on it.
Thursday I will be happy. After Greek. In Greek I might not be happy because we will get our quiz back. But I will be done at 2:15 and then I will be on Thanksgiving Break!
Of course, during Thanksgiving Break, I will need to do the final draft of Pentateuch. I will need to do my 8+ page final Pastoral Care paper. I will need to do my 15+ page Christian Social Thought paper (a paper I am very excited to do - writing about women's suffrage and gay marriage!!) I will need to write two 5 page History reflections (after either going to a church service or reading book(s)). I will need to retake my History midterm that did not go as well as I would have liked. I will need to write a 5 page Social Thought presentation, which requires reading the book first. I am also going to work at Target for three days and spend time with family and friends.
I'm tired just writing about everything I need to do. But I will survive. And then the semester will be over. And then I can do it all over again. I will only have three classes in Spring semester, but I am also (hopefully!!!) doing my CPE - which will require 25+ hours a week.
Which reminds me - registration for next semester was on Thursday. Assuming that I do not need to change things around for CPE, I will be taking a Leadership class - Building an Inclusive Church for JTerm. Spring term will be Lutheran Confessions, Worship and Life and Letters of Paul. I'm taking Paul online so that I have fewer class hours...again trying to prepare for CPE.
Registration was kind of interesting....I was assigned an advisor when I first got here. I've been trying since about the second or third week of classes to set up a time to meet with her. She either never responded to my emails or, like she did during Reading Week, emailed me at 9:30 and asked if I could meet with her at 11:30...the same day....of our off week so I wasn't even in Chicago. Anyway, I finally decided that I would just find another one. So I did. My Christian Social Thought professor. I can already tell that this is going to be SO MUCH BETTER! Anyway, because of that, my original advisor had to sign the advisor change form, but they told me it woudln't be processed before registration so she also had to clear me for registration (something I did not know they had to do). But when I got online before registration, my advisor HAD been changed. So then I was afraid that my new advisor didn't know and hadn't cleared me. But it all worked out and I registered for classes at 12:04 am on Thursday morning. I so don't see what is so wrong with walking an actual sheet of paper to the registrar. I guess staying up to the wee hours is better?!?!
So...that's my life in a nutshell right now.
And day 1 of a 3 day study blitz. I'm somewhat of a procrastinator.
Well, that's not even really it. I have procrastinated. But I've procrastinated because I didn't have time to be proactive. That means I didn't procrastinate, doesn't it?
Yes, I'm rambling and making no sense. For any of you who are thinking of seminary, I urge you...do NOT take 5 classes in your first semester if one of them is Greek.
Don't get me wrong. My extra class is great. It's actually my favorite. And that instructor is now my advisor. But Greek takes so much TIME. I finally just finished my FINAL Greek assignment. YAY!!
The next days are not going to be happy days for me. Monday I have CPE Interview!! It is at a retirement home about a mile or so down the street from LSTC. I hope it goes well and that their time frame works for me. I want to start approximately January 16 and finish before the semester ends on May 11. I'll have to wait and see.
Tuesday I have a 15+ page history paper due. I could have probably made my life easier and done a project instead of a paper. But I'm not really a project person. I'm a paper person.
Tuesday I also have a Greek quiz. I really need to study my vocab words.
Wednesday I have a 15+ page Pentateuch 2nd draft of a paper due. I have a 8+ page Verbatim due in Pastoral Care. I have a 2 page reflection paper due - but I have nearly an entire book to read before I can reflect on it.
Thursday I will be happy. After Greek. In Greek I might not be happy because we will get our quiz back. But I will be done at 2:15 and then I will be on Thanksgiving Break!
Of course, during Thanksgiving Break, I will need to do the final draft of Pentateuch. I will need to do my 8+ page final Pastoral Care paper. I will need to do my 15+ page Christian Social Thought paper (a paper I am very excited to do - writing about women's suffrage and gay marriage!!) I will need to write two 5 page History reflections (after either going to a church service or reading book(s)). I will need to retake my History midterm that did not go as well as I would have liked. I will need to write a 5 page Social Thought presentation, which requires reading the book first. I am also going to work at Target for three days and spend time with family and friends.
I'm tired just writing about everything I need to do. But I will survive. And then the semester will be over. And then I can do it all over again. I will only have three classes in Spring semester, but I am also (hopefully!!!) doing my CPE - which will require 25+ hours a week.
Which reminds me - registration for next semester was on Thursday. Assuming that I do not need to change things around for CPE, I will be taking a Leadership class - Building an Inclusive Church for JTerm. Spring term will be Lutheran Confessions, Worship and Life and Letters of Paul. I'm taking Paul online so that I have fewer class hours...again trying to prepare for CPE.
Registration was kind of interesting....I was assigned an advisor when I first got here. I've been trying since about the second or third week of classes to set up a time to meet with her. She either never responded to my emails or, like she did during Reading Week, emailed me at 9:30 and asked if I could meet with her at 11:30...the same day....of our off week so I wasn't even in Chicago. Anyway, I finally decided that I would just find another one. So I did. My Christian Social Thought professor. I can already tell that this is going to be SO MUCH BETTER! Anyway, because of that, my original advisor had to sign the advisor change form, but they told me it woudln't be processed before registration so she also had to clear me for registration (something I did not know they had to do). But when I got online before registration, my advisor HAD been changed. So then I was afraid that my new advisor didn't know and hadn't cleared me. But it all worked out and I registered for classes at 12:04 am on Thursday morning. I so don't see what is so wrong with walking an actual sheet of paper to the registrar. I guess staying up to the wee hours is better?!?!
So...that's my life in a nutshell right now.
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