Maintaining Uptown Girl while abroad in Chile was not as easy as I thought it would be. Who knew I would travel so much, be out and about so much, and generally not have the energy or motivation to take time to write–except for my study abroad-specific blog, which can be found here for your reading pleasure: IFSA-Butler blog.
So, Uptown Girl was left in the dust as I explored the world. Poor Uptown Girl sat sitting in the sweltering New York sun of August and September without so much as one word from me, her creator. Then she saw the leaves change color in October, all alone. Then she saw the winds start in November and the chill set in in December, still a lost blog-child, without a guide to lead her through the dangerous world of the Internet. And now it is the dead of winter, January, and just now the neglectful mother of this blog has returned for the poor Uptown Girl.
It is my responsibility to answer the Uptown Girl’s silent cries for my help. Once again I must feed her with healthy-length blog posts, I must care for her design, I must screen her comments–in short, I must remind her that I cherish her.
So here is my first reminder.
I am back uptown for a new semester at Barnard. Boy is it weird to be back in New York! I just finished my first week of classes and I am having the same problem that I have had practically every semester before this one: I want to take more classes than I realistically can. What to drop, what to drop?
On the schedule as of today:
Early Modern Women Writers (can count for major)
Essay Writing (can count for major)
Major English Texts II (can count for major)
Junior Colloquium: Imitation and Creation (required for major)
Contemporary Issues in Education (not necessary, but is 4 credits instead of 3 and might help with getting into an education school or credential program in the future)
Introduction to Statistical Reasoning (fulfills math requirement)
Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures (fulfills Spanish minor requirement)
That’s seven classes, and I want to take them all. This is when I wish I had Hermione’s time changer necklace.
I’ll figure it out eventually. But if you, my very few readers, have any suggestions for me based on the information provided, I will happily accept it.
