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Blah blah blah. School's been going well. We got a new GM at work recently. Changed a lot of things, but overall it hasn't been too bad. Things are a lot more organized it seems, but everything is in a different place so it's just been a ride trying to get used to the changes.
Been thinking about participating in my university's Costa Rica program next summer (in 2011). It's a month-long trip to Costa Rica, where we would attend Spanish classes, live with a non English-speaking host family (or 2 of them to be more precise), and also be able to visit some cultural sites and touristy stuff while we're at it. It's kind of expensive though, which is why I'll have to wait until next summer to sign up, but another reason is that I think I'd feel a bit more comfortable with my Spanish after taking 2 more semesters of classes. I think it'll be a great experience, but I'll have to talk more with my advisor I think before I go through with it. I don't know if it would be good as a replacement for a semester-abroad or provides the most benefit as a supplement experience to prepare for a longer semester abroad. The classes we take are intensive summer classes, which meet every weekday, so I wouldn't be worried about the lack of credit hours as far as comparing it to a full semester. I'm not required to study abroad as far as I know, even though I'm an International Business major, but I want to as I feel it'll help my Spanish immensely and would also look good for future job opportunities.
In other news, I ordered a computer the other day to prepare for the upcoming release of StarCraft 2. Lookin' forward to it greatly... I know I'll be spending my whole summer playing that!
Blah blah blah. School's been going well. We got a new GM at work recently. Changed a lot of things, but overall it hasn't been too bad. Things are a lot more organized it seems, but everything is in a different place so it's just been a ride trying to get used to the changes.
Been thinking about participating in my university's Costa Rica program next summer (in 2011). It's a month-long trip to Costa Rica, where we would attend Spanish classes, live with a non English-speaking host family (or 2 of them to be more precise), and also be able to visit some cultural sites and touristy stuff while we're at it. It's kind of expensive though, which is why I'll have to wait until next summer to sign up, but another reason is that I think I'd feel a bit more comfortable with my Spanish after taking 2 more semesters of classes. I think it'll be a great experience, but I'll have to talk more with my advisor I think before I go through with it. I don't know if it would be good as a replacement for a semester-abroad or provides the most benefit as a supplement experience to prepare for a longer semester abroad. The classes we take are intensive summer classes, which meet every weekday, so I wouldn't be worried about the lack of credit hours as far as comparing it to a full semester. I'm not required to study abroad as far as I know, even though I'm an International Business major, but I want to as I feel it'll help my Spanish immensely and would also look good for future job opportunities.
In other news, I ordered a computer the other day to prepare for the upcoming release of StarCraft 2. Lookin' forward to it greatly... I know I'll be spending my whole summer playing that!
Been thinking about participating in my university's Costa Rica program next summer (in 2011). It's a month-long trip to Costa Rica, where we would attend Spanish classes, live with a non English-speaking host family (or 2 of them to be more precise), and also be able to visit some cultural sites and touristy stuff while we're at it. It's kind of expensive though, which is why I'll have to wait until next summer to sign up, but another reason is that I think I'd feel a bit more comfortable with my Spanish after taking 2 more semesters of classes. I think it'll be a great experience, but I'll have to talk more with my advisor I think before I go through with it. I don't know if it would be good as a replacement for a semester-abroad or provides the most benefit as a supplement experience to prepare for a longer semester abroad. The classes we take are intensive summer classes, which meet every weekday, so I wouldn't be worried about the lack of credit hours as far as comparing it to a full semester. I'm not required to study abroad as far as I know, even though I'm an International Business major, but I want to as I feel it'll help my Spanish immensely and would also look good for future job opportunities.
In other news, I ordered a computer the other day to prepare for the upcoming release of StarCraft 2. Lookin' forward to it greatly... I know I'll be spending my whole summer playing that!