We started class on Thursday! I am currently in Failure (My tutorial),
Biology – 150 Microbial Pathogenesis, Calculus II, and Intermediate German I. I may switch into Calculus I, but I figure I’ll
give Calculus II a chance first! So Thursday
I had Failure and Biology. I started off
the day discussing with my tutorial class of 13 the concept of failure, what it
means to us, to society, is it final, is it a process, all in all it was fascinating. We discussed for maybe 40 minutes and then
watched a TED talk about failure and continued discussing for another 15-20
minutes. It was a wonderful way to start
of a morning! Next I went to
Biology. This class period runs from
1:15-4:05 every Tuesday and Thursday, this time allows us to also work in the
lab and do extended lap projects without having to worry about the time. I am really excited for this class even
though I know it is going to be hard. As
with all of my classes, we started off discussing the syllabus but then we were
introduced to our lab! Our lab is run at
a level 2 safety level, which means any papers, pens, pencils, or notebooks
that we take in, are not allowed to come out with us. This is because we are working with some
pathogens that might cause human sickness and it is a liability for the college
to have people bringing things in and out of the lab. Anyways, we got to go into the lab and practicing
growing bacteria on a plate, we will learn Tuesday who won the “Grow the best
bacteria colonies” competition! J
My classes on Friday were Calculus II and Intermediate German I. The professor who teaches my calculus class
is wonderful, however I’m not sure if I can remember enough of my high school
calculus to do well in the class. I will
be going to the Math Lab tonight and talking with my professor tomorrow! My German class was fantastic! With only 5 of the 15 students being first
years, it is a great dynamic with all of the variety of ages. For most of the class our Professor asked us
to have a conversation with the person next to us about our summer. He then went around the room and asked us a
quick question about our summer. It was
probably the most consecutive German I have ever spoken! Most of the class was taught in German and I
was happy to realize I could understand most of it! I am really excited for this semester, I
think I have a good set of classes, with a great set of professors! Let’s get this learning started!
Auf Wiedersehen!!!
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