Last Project

I am working on my last project for English. Today was the last day of class. It is bittersweet because I didn’t mind the class and some of the projects we had to do were fun. It’s a good thing in a way though that the class is ending. That means this semester is almost over. IT will be good to start new classes and become closer to being done with my freshman year at Western Michigan University. I am planning to major in education. I’m thinking that I want to teach kindergarten. I am keeping an open mind though, because I want to make sure teaching is what is best for me.

Christmas

Christmas is getting closer and I’m excited. I love the Christmas spirit before the holidays. Everyone seems to be peppy, happy, and extra friendly.  I will get a break from school and spend time with people I love. I will get to spend time with my friends who go to different schools. I will have the opportunity to visit family I don’t get to see that often. I already have all of my Christmas shopping doing which is unusual for me. Usually I am running around last minute hunting down gifts for friends and family. When I get home from school I am going to help my mom dip pretzels in chocolate and decorate them.

First semester

This is the last week of classes for the first semester. The next week is the week of finals. I don’t have any finals Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, so I am going to go home Sunday to go home and study. By being at home I can have less distractions.  Also, it will be quiet. The food will be better too. I am so excited that this semester is almost done. It’s not that I didn’t like my classes this semester it’s just that I’m ready for a change. I am excited for Christmas break. It will be nice to be around family and friends from high school.

Weekend

This weekend has been pretty busy. On Friday, I had class and then I went to look at apartments for next year with my mom. I really liked the Copper Beach apartments. They were very nice. I could definitely see myself living there next year. After that I went back home for an eye appointment. Then I got to go to lunch with my mom and my boyfriend. Next we went shopping at Twelve Oaks. It was really nice to see my boyfriend. It is not easy being in a long distance relationship, but it is definitely worth it. Today we went to go see a movie and we just got back from his soccer banquet. Now it's time to relax.

Thanksgiving Break (extra credit)

I had a lot of fun over Thanksgiving break. It started out a little rough. On Wednesday after my last class I went to leave for home. I got to my car in the parking lot and it was dead. I was fortunate to have jumper cables in my trunk. I found someone to jump my car, I was very thankful. Over Thanksgiving break I got to spend a lot of time with my family. It was nice. I also got to spend time with my boyfriend and friends. It was really nice to go home and relax. I am ready to go back to Western though.

New semester

I can't believe that the first semester of college is almost over. It feels like the time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday it was my first day here. I have really liked here at Western overall. I have met a lot of great people here. At first I was a little nervous because I didn't know many people coming here. I was mostly excited. Kalamazoo seemed like a great place to be. I feel like there's quite a bit going on. I also really liked that the school is about two hours is away from my house. It seems like a fair distance.I'm not too far from home but I'm close enough to get there if I or they need something.

Project 3

Project three is actually pretty fun. I feel I am not only learning about my genre by doing the project, but I am learning about others genres through the presentations. To be honest I never really thought much about genres other than whether I enjoyed reading that type or not. I never tried to group common characteristics together or figure out the themes of a certain genre. When I was researching children’s literature I realized that many of the stories incorporated education or a lesson. Also children’s books had many pictures in order for beginning readers to help associate what a word means along with a picture. I liked that I got to learn about the genre I chose and the rest of the class through presentations.