It is hard to believe I just wrapped up my fourth year here, although I still have a semester left. These past four years have definitely shaped me as a person and taught me that I can do more than I thought possible. This semester has had its ups and downs like I never experienced before. Part of it was taking on more than I can handle in the beginning and some of it was the typical senioritis.
First, this semester all my classes managed to be connected to other classes and life. For example, in my drawing class, I created a diorama/piece with brains - which was an amazing feat since it is the hardest thing to understand. I also created a piece with an fMRI machine and spiders - combining my interest in insects and psychology - of course. Oddly, Hebrew Bible helped me to reflect on things that really mattered, such as morality, in the face of the craziness of last month's election. And the topics from my neuroscience class came up often in conversations - to the point where my friends and I sat at dinner one discussing things from my assigned article reading, which included a piece about is reality real (that article was crazy). Then there was my capstone class, where I was able to study more about the topic from my internship, mosquito biodiversity and abundance and disease ecology. (I was even asked if I was presenting at the state conference for research by the professor - which didn't happen since I am waiting on information/data from Cabarrus County). And being in Spanish again lead to do my research paper/lab report term paper on Bilingualism.
Also, this semester I was inducted to Psi Chi (psychology honors society), got to hear Erin Brochivich (which was amazing!!!!!!), heard a talk from artist, Dianna Cohen (who is an artist who works with plastic bags and is also an environment advocate), was an officer in a club for the first time, helped out a science demo event, got to be an Supplemental Instructor, and found a new trail to explore. I also learned a few things including: you can't help everyone (although one can wish- thanks Dr. A. H. for the reminder), don't take on more than you can handle, debit cards will not work if the machine is broken and that I should carry cash on me, and I am a person who does not explain herself thoroughly at times (ironically with the fact that I blog and write).
Now onto winter break and next semester.
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