Updates

Like I said earlier, I never really commit to classes until the end of the add/drop week, and in my classic fashion I have been tweaking my classes again.

The more I sat and thought, the more I saw that I'm not really an Asian/Chinese studies kind of person. It is interesting, but it is a subject I would enjoy more outside of academia. I enjoyed my group of four China classes in the spring (philosophy, classical literature, culture, and women's perspectives), but I never approached them with the vigor I do in other classes. So, with that, I took the plunge and gave up my coveted spot in Japanese 1 and looked for new classes to fill the void.

I love searching for classes. The endless possibilities come in only second to coffee in terms of my ultimate happiness. So I sat down at work, pen in hand, ready to shake everything up. I knew I wanted to stay in Globalization/Africa, Russian film, and Russian lit, and I was about 87% sure about Russian film. That left 2 classes, or 6 credit hours, to work with.

After looking through possibly every single prefix listed, I came to a few options:
-Gods and Goddesses of India
-Ballroom Dance
-Soviet History seminar
-Discourses in Globalization and Democracy
-Terrorism and Intelligence

I cold sign up for the first two choices with no problems, so I went ahead and signed up for those. The other three had permit restrictions on them, so I went on an emailing binge. I immediately got a response about the terrorism seminar, and it is only for CCJ majors, no way around it. I got a similar response for the USSR class. I did have some luck with Globalization. I was told to contact the instructor directly to see if it is possible to override the three pre-reqs needed. I finally got a response today, and he is excited to see the unique perspective I could bring to the class. So, that brings the class count to

Russia Through Film
19th Century Russian Lit
Globalization in Africa
Contemporary Russian Politics
Discourses in Globalization
...and maybe Gods/Goddesses. I'm still in the class, but I'm unsure about staying.