Spring at Scripps

I got assigned the most awesome registration slot for spring semester- Monday at 8:15 am. That's either the best or second-best time. I had already scouted out the classes that I wanted to take, carefully crafting and recrafting my schedule, molding it as if it was clay and I was a master potter. Then, I got the worst news ever: an email, sent the Friday before my registration slot, informed me that I was going to be unable to register during my awesome time slot. Luckily, my dad is SUPER AWESOME and called (because of my multiple promptings), convincing them to give me back my super awesome time.

Drumroll for my super-awesome schedule.....

Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry

A survey of advanced laboratory techniques including physical chemistry methods, analytical chemistry (especially instrumental methods), and synthesis and characterization of compounds.

Principles of Physical Chemistry

A course designed to investigate physico-chemical systems through classified thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, kinetics, quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy.

Race and Ethnic Relations

This course examines major concepts and theories in the study of race and ethnic relations. Attention is given to the social construction of race as it relates to interethnic conflict, immigration patterns and the intersections of class, race and gender.

A History of Social Dance

Issues of sexuality and gender, race, appropriation, religion and censorship as they emerge in the genres of social and ballroom dance. Lecture/discussion with readings, video viewing, and live performance.

and my favorite....

Typography and the Book Arts

A Scripps College Press studio course, emphasizing fundamentals of typographic design and letterpress printing. Experimental projects in book design and printing, using original texts and original graphic imagery.

This is technically an overloaded schedule, and I'll be doing gold (advanced) latin dance on top of my other CCBDC activities and have 3 jobs: half-time ochem lab TA, ochem tutor, and jsd office assistant. So, I might end up auditing the social dance class because it doesn't fulfill any major or general education requirements.

This may be an overcompensation for this semester since I feel like I have wayyyyyy too much free-time, but we'll see.

Also, I've been reading these books called the Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey and they're set in a land called Terre d'Ange. Throughout the main characters' adventures, they're always like, "It's hard to be an exile from our beautiful country, even if it is by choice" which pretty much sums up my feelings about Scripps. I didn't even realize how perfect Scripps is for me until I left. And I can't shake this feeling that next semester is going to be AMAZING, which, quite frankly, is quite alright with me.

So, here's to the Rose Garden, beautiful dorms, Malott Commons, 5-Cs, Edmunds Ballroom, Tiernan Field House, Seal Court, sunbathing while studying on the quad, and all of my other favorite haunts in Claremont. I CANNOT WAIT to get back to you.