"Squeeze the World"
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
First day of classes
So far all is well. My Hebrew class is small, and the teacher is from Israel. She's quite the character, and I'm really glad that I already know the alephbet since she's kind of absent-minded when it comes to transliterating for the class. Surprisingly, it appears that the Jews in the class are a minority. I sat near some linguistic majors, but it seems like everyone else (like me) is just taking the class for kicks.
My English lecture is fairly large, but the teacher is very thorough and the writing link class is smaller than many of my High School classes were, so that's all good. It's nice to be around other English majors. I introduced one of my Korean roommates to Trader Joe's today after classes. I needed some soap and cheap bananas. She was very excited about the bananas (19 cents each!) and I got to hear about her classes. She's taking Russian, which I thought was a bad idea, but it's working very well for her. Since the teacher also has English as a second language, it's very easy for her to understand. She was also taking a Philosophy class, but walked out when the Professor gave a quiz on the first day. Now she's searching for something to take it's place.
I am so amazed how much God has blessed me in classes and housing situation. I don't think I could ask for anything better. Oh, and my parents are visiting tomorrow, so even more adventures! I guess I should clean up a little...
My English lecture is fairly large, but the teacher is very thorough and the writing link class is smaller than many of my High School classes were, so that's all good. It's nice to be around other English majors. I introduced one of my Korean roommates to Trader Joe's today after classes. I needed some soap and cheap bananas. She was very excited about the bananas (19 cents each!) and I got to hear about her classes. She's taking Russian, which I thought was a bad idea, but it's working very well for her. Since the teacher also has English as a second language, it's very easy for her to understand. She was also taking a Philosophy class, but walked out when the Professor gave a quiz on the first day. Now she's searching for something to take it's place.
I am so amazed how much God has blessed me in classes and housing situation. I don't think I could ask for anything better. Oh, and my parents are visiting tomorrow, so even more adventures! I guess I should clean up a little...
Sunday, September 23, 2007
At the UW
So I'm settling into Seattle now. It's quite an adventure. Much like Israel, I have new foods and bus routes to conquer. Unlike Israel, I'm also needing to prepare myself for my academic pursuits. I spent a good part of today with my brother Nathan, a weathered Seattlelite. He picked me up from the Ave and we took busses across town to watch a movie (The King of Kong: A fistful of quarters, I highly recommend it) and playing with electronics at Robothon, a robot oriented activity at the Seattle Center. I also experienced Dick's for the first, and surely not the last, time.
After that great adventure, I went to a job "interview" with the school newspaper. I had already contacted someone about a copy-editor position, but I wasn't sure what to expect. After the Copy Chief finished telling me that she may not have as many hours as she first thought, she asked if I could come in later to work on a few columns. I was pleased to find that some of my prior knowledge came to use. One of the columns was a review of The King of Kong, and I saved the day for another editor when I recalled that "Kramer" is a surname for Cosmo, the Seinfeld character.
In all, it's a good day's work. My feet are sore, I'm pretty tired, and I successfully secretly cracked the window open so I won't roast tonight. All is well in the world.
Since I know this will be great interest to some, here are a few pictures of my new living area.
My bed
side view
desk area
I'm staying in a quad, so there are two separate rooms- one with two bunk beds and the other has four desks. Also, we scored our own bathroom, complete with a bathtub, even. Not too bad.
After that great adventure, I went to a job "interview" with the school newspaper. I had already contacted someone about a copy-editor position, but I wasn't sure what to expect. After the Copy Chief finished telling me that she may not have as many hours as she first thought, she asked if I could come in later to work on a few columns. I was pleased to find that some of my prior knowledge came to use. One of the columns was a review of The King of Kong, and I saved the day for another editor when I recalled that "Kramer" is a surname for Cosmo, the Seinfeld character.
In all, it's a good day's work. My feet are sore, I'm pretty tired, and I successfully secretly cracked the window open so I won't roast tonight. All is well in the world.
Since I know this will be great interest to some, here are a few pictures of my new living area.
My bed
side view
desk area
I'm staying in a quad, so there are two separate rooms- one with two bunk beds and the other has four desks. Also, we scored our own bathroom, complete with a bathtub, even. Not too bad.
