One Semester Closer

As I mentioned yesterday, my classes and finals are over!  What did I take, you may ask?  I did a poor job of writing about my academics on my "college" blog this semester, so here's a wrap up of related items...

I am hypothetically done with math on the community college level.  I took Mathematical Concepts, in which we studied different types of interest, probability, number sequences, mortgages, and similar math-based concepts and processes with real life application.  Because anything involving numbers freaks me out, I struggled to do well in this class but I did pass it. :-)

With the company of a good friend I took an ethics class.  We spent the semester studying the philosophies of Immanuel Kant, John Rawls, Aristotle, Plato, Ayn Rand, and more.  We didn't write many papers, but had lecture and open discussion with our teacher and monthly exams.  I really enjoyed this class.  My teacher was engaging and helpful, and someone who has studied widely topics both inside and outside his field.  I really admire him.

I took stagecraft with our theatre's new technical director.  In the course of the semester our class worked on sets for an opera and a musical, and studied shop protocol, use of various tools, and lighting design.  It was a chaotic semester for our theatre department and our TD is still settling in, so the class didn't go exactly as planned.  But I found that by asking lots of questions and seeking out opportunities to learn, it was a good use of my time (besides being a required class for my degree :-p).  Plus, I got a new job out of the deal!  In the fall I'm leaving office work in our school's English department and joining the theatre's scene shop staff.  I'm really excited!

I once again took private voice lessons and sung in the school's choir, as well as receiving academic credit for being in "Bat Boy".  As a result of taking applied voice I sang a solo in the department's casual concert that went much better (in my opinion) than last year's attempt.

This was my first semester not being involved with the student theatre, but I took my time and energy for co-curricular activities and put it totally into Phi Theta Kappa.  I have plans for PTK to be a factor in my school life for the coming year as well.

It was a crazy, long, and fulfilling semester.  I definitely gained some great opportunities, added to my knowledge, and deepened some friendships.  It was the first semester in which I haven't been dealing with some sort of health issue or personal crisis in the midst of finals, so that was a plus. :-)

Yay for college!