Welcome back!

Ahh, break is FINALLY over! It has been really amazing for me, but honestly I was ready a while ago to come back and start classes (yeah I know, I'm a nerd.) Classes start tomorrow, beginning with one of my busiest days.   Last semester, I didn't take any math or english, so this semester I have to take those basic freshman classes. The only class I'm taking this semester out of choice is my Criminal Justice class, and the topic of global climate change for Global Issues. But it's alright...next year I'll have a little more freedom :)

I haven't published my schedule yet, so here it is:


Spring 2010 (click picture for full schedule)

I hope everyone is happy with their schedule for this semester and that things aren't too crazy. And if you think your schedule is wicked, don't worry. It'll probably feel weird for the first few weeks, but then you'll slip into it and things will be much easier :) Have fun!

Back in Florida!

   I just want to give a quick update since it's been a while, but there's not much to discuss since it's the middle of winter break.

   Sunday meant it was sadly time to say goodbye to Indiana and my love - but I had to. I returned to Florida, which is surprisingly...cold! The past 2 nights it was actually dipped below 30 in Arcadia for several hours, which means that I woke up to frosted cow pastures! It was almost like looking at snow, so of course I thought it was really cool. 

   Last night, a calf was born in the freezing temperatures. That poor thing.. :( My grandma decided to name him Tough because that's what he had to be in order to survive the night, which he did! We went and visited the calves this morning where I learned that they love tangerines and oranges. Whoooo would have thought? They absolutely love them. Sooooo here are some more cow pictures! :)

Ding Ding - Grades are in!

I'm one of those people that worry like crazy over my grades because I actually have to work for them. I wish I was one of those people that just zoomed through classes with consistent As after no trying, but I'm not. There's been a few classes this semester that were especially difficult for me, so things got quite stressful at times. In the end, I pulled out a 3.23. Considering how hard I worked and how difficult my classes were, I'm pretty happy with my current GPA :) All I really have to worry about is keeping it above a 2.8 to keep my scholarship (that's something I need to do because I couldn't afford going to UT if I didn't get a scholarship from them). 

Next semester, my classes overall don't seem like they'll be that difficult. I'll be taking the regular freshman-type classes that I didn't have an opportunity to take for the Fall 2009 semester: MAT 160, ENG 101, GTW 102, GIS 101, and CRM 102 (17 credit hours total, 1 more than my previous semester). 

I came into UT as a psychology major, but that's going to change soon. I was always interested in psychology, but only a very small portion of it. But I've always been interested in criminology and forensics as a whole. So I've decided that I will change my major to Criminology :)

I hope that everyone is enjoying their winter break!

My first snow!

I love it :) so here are some pictures!

Finals - The last day!

Yesterday was very hectic for me. I got to sleep in thanks to a day free of finals, but then did some studying for my exam (which is in like 2 hours), and ended up taking a car ride to and from Daytona with my suitemates. We took a pit-stop in Orlando for some much needed shopping in the outlets, and made it home safely :)

On the agenda today is to take my Criminology final, start packing, print my boarding pass (yay!), check the mailroom one last time, and return allergy medicine to Walgreens. Seriously, I almost opened the allergy medicine too, but I was like "wait, let me check," and YUP just my luck...it had expired in October. Alright, I have a question... WHY is the US allowed to keep expired medication on the shelves?! Back home, a store would get fined each day past the expiration date if expired medication was found. It just doesn't make senseeeeee. Oh well, guess that means I should pay more attention to the expiration dates now.

Tomorrow, I'm off to Indiana for my very first snow experience, and I couldn't be more excited!         

Seasons Greeting, and Happy Holidays everyone!

Finals - Day 2

Well, to complete finals day 1, I didn't end up taking the environmental exam because it was optional. If you took it and did better than your lowest previous exam grade, it replaced it. I was happy with my grade, so took the time to study for my psych final that I had this morning.

Rise and shine early again, 7:15 this time instead of the 7:45 that my alarm clock was set for. Guess my body just thought I should be up half an hour earlier. It's alright because by 8:30 I was fully prepared for my exam, so I went back to sleep! Got up at 9:45 feeling rested and ready for my test :). It went alright, I'm happy with my grade in the class so it's not that big of an issue to me.

Tomorrow, 0 exams on the schedule! Feels nice to take a break :) Happy studying!

Finals - Day 1

EXAM SCHEDULE:

Monday - Economics, Environmental Science

Tuesday - Psychology

Thursday - Criminology

I know so many people that only have 2 finals, and get to leave really early (like my roommate who leaves TOMORROW!) But I'm actually really jealous. This morning I woke up at 7 to continue studying, but *somehow* ended up on facebook for almost an hour. It's true, my life is a joke. But that's okay because I only have a few days left and then it's off to the land of the cold :) 

I hope that everyone does really well on their finals, especially those who are finding it difficult to study for a particular exam (like my Economics final...no clue what I'm doing, but that's okay right?). I bet no one really has the time to read this right now, and if they do, they should be studying! Just kidding, maybe. 

Good luck!!