I thought it's time I updated my blog since my sister seems to think this blog is dead ;)
I am finally D-O-N-E with my summer courses! I had one in June - Ethics of Violence, War, and Terrorism - and I thought I'd never live to see the end of the class. But I did! And I actually enjoyed it thoroughly! Philosophy is not my forte; but the class was interesting and I had a really awesome professor! I was really sad for it to end.
Then this month, I took my first Psychology 4th year course. I thought I was swimming in familiar waters - I was - but little did I know that my professor decided to structure the course like a grad level class. In a period of 3 weeks, I read close to 30 articles; wrote 5 papers; and did 1 presentation; and I had to 3 class discussions; and participated in discussions every day! I am a shy person and having to speak out in class is something I avoid at all costs. However, I had no choice but to learn how to overcome my fear in this course. Thanks to the constant support of my family, friends, classmates and my professor, I have taken the first few steps of overcoming this fear. I am still shy to speak out, but I am not as fearful as before. Thank God for that! :)
It has been a really busy month for me; but I am glad the busyness has ended (at least I hope it has).
I am emotionally exhausted and I am looking forward to be resting in the presence of God - to be filled up by Him - so that I will be ready to face a brand new semester (and my LAST one too) in the fall.
To celebrate the ending of my summer courses, I and two other friends, Rebekah and Weston, attended the Luminara Festival yesterday at Beacon Hill. We saw a circus performance, a parade, and lots of lanterns! And we got soaked from the rain too ;) Nonetheless, it was a great evening!
Then this month, I took my first Psychology 4th year course. I thought I was swimming in familiar waters - I was - but little did I know that my professor decided to structure the course like a grad level class. In a period of 3 weeks, I read close to 30 articles; wrote 5 papers; and did 1 presentation; and I had to 3 class discussions; and participated in discussions every day! I am a shy person and having to speak out in class is something I avoid at all costs. However, I had no choice but to learn how to overcome my fear in this course. Thanks to the constant support of my family, friends, classmates and my professor, I have taken the first few steps of overcoming this fear. I am still shy to speak out, but I am not as fearful as before. Thank God for that! :)
It has been a really busy month for me; but I am glad the busyness has ended (at least I hope it has).
I am emotionally exhausted and I am looking forward to be resting in the presence of God - to be filled up by Him - so that I will be ready to face a brand new semester (and my LAST one too) in the fall.
To celebrate the ending of my summer courses, I and two other friends, Rebekah and Weston, attended the Luminara Festival yesterday at Beacon Hill. We saw a circus performance, a parade, and lots of lanterns! And we got soaked from the rain too ;) Nonetheless, it was a great evening!
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