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Yesterday, I went to a meeting of the Hawai'ian club. My friend is the president, and she forcibly signed me up for the mailing list. But that is OK because I like Hawai'i!
This was the first meeting of the year and they were planning their annual lu'au. I walked in at just the wrong moment so that somehow they all decided I should be the M.C. for the event. Never one to resist peer pressure ;-) I agreed. Actually it sounded like a fun idea. I've been to the club's lu'au twice, and it was a good night each time. As M.C. I'll either get to say lots of Hawai'ian words (they promised to tutor me) or dress up as Stich (from Lilo&). Hawai'ian's so fun to speak because it has so many vowels in it.
Classes have begun. My Spanish 109 class is shaping up to be a literary analysis class. The syllabus isn't even set yet because it is a brand new course. The first two days were frightening, but by the third session, I started being interested. Historical Linguistics on the other hand, may not be so good. The professor is floating from activity to activity without really letting us know what we will be covering. I hope this is just her idea of an introduction. It looks as if I shall have to re-memorize the chart of IPA vowel features. I should know this stuff. gripe, gripe, gripe
My third class is Wealth&Poverty, a econ/public policy course. It's met once and once for discussion section, so I can't really judge it yet. The readings so far have been both accessible and interesting, and the professor has a very good reputation.
It has felt good to get back to the gym at last. I missed that over break more than I thought I would.
ciao
Yesterday, I went to a meeting of the Hawai'ian club. My friend is the president, and she forcibly signed me up for the mailing list. But that is OK because I like Hawai'i!
This was the first meeting of the year and they were planning their annual lu'au. I walked in at just the wrong moment so that somehow they all decided I should be the M.C. for the event. Never one to resist peer pressure ;-) I agreed. Actually it sounded like a fun idea. I've been to the club's lu'au twice, and it was a good night each time. As M.C. I'll either get to say lots of Hawai'ian words (they promised to tutor me) or dress up as Stich (from Lilo&). Hawai'ian's so fun to speak because it has so many vowels in it.
Classes have begun. My Spanish 109 class is shaping up to be a literary analysis class. The syllabus isn't even set yet because it is a brand new course. The first two days were frightening, but by the third session, I started being interested. Historical Linguistics on the other hand, may not be so good. The professor is floating from activity to activity without really letting us know what we will be covering. I hope this is just her idea of an introduction. It looks as if I shall have to re-memorize the chart of IPA vowel features. I should know this stuff. gripe, gripe, gripe
My third class is Wealth&Poverty, a econ/public policy course. It's met once and once for discussion section, so I can't really judge it yet. The readings so far have been both accessible and interesting, and the professor has a very good reputation.
It has felt good to get back to the gym at last. I missed that over break more than I thought I would.
ciao
