August 2009 Archives

I am half way finished with the Summer Session II at UC Davis. It is a quick six week sprint through classes that are generally done in twelve weeks. This summer I am enrolled in two classes (Women and Development & History of France since 1815) and I am currently getting A's in both. I have two term papers to write this week and one final to study for next week.

I have also solidified my schedule of classes for the Fall 2009 term, they are as follows:

• University Writing Program, Focus on Legal Writing - UC Davis requires each student to take a Upper Division writing class for graduation
• Elementary French - It's sad, but I did not score very well on the French placement exam so I have to start French over from the beginning as International Relations requires students to have completed a series of five language classes by graduation.
• Intermediate Microeconomics - Technically, this class is not required for my major focus, however, I need to complete 20 additional upper division units outside my major concentration for graduation, so I thought I would get a Economics Minor.
• Intro to Wine Making - Exactly what it sounds like. I'm in wine country. There is no way I'm leaving without learning all there is to know about wine. Total elective, but I've heard it is actually a hard class.

So there it is. My fall lineup. I was advised to only take three classes my first term to adjust to the system, but I think I will be okay with four.

Fall term starts September 28th.

So it's been some time since my last blog. Alot has happened in the past few months and I subsequently became a very bad blogger.

I decided in June to accept the Univ. of CA, Davis offer of acceptance. I really wish I had the money to attend Columbia, but $100,000+  on my undergrad education just seemed ridiculous. So in the first week of June, my wife and I, packed our house into a 17' Uhaul and a 6' trailer and headed north to Davis, CA.

Also in June, my wife and I spent three weeks traveling through Thailand and Cambodia in Southeast Asia. It was a well deserved reward for making the shift back into school life. We had an incredible time.

I decided to enroll in two summer session classes and they started last week (August 3rd). I am taking 'Women and Development' and 'History of France since 1815', both count towards my major in International Relations. The summer term classes are only five weeks, so it's going to be a quick ride.

So here I am, back at it, working my way towards MBA'dom. Crazy to think that this time next year I will be writing essays yet again for school entrance.

So welcome back me...