Logistics

I attended six hours of class today. It was great. Three hours of the six in a thrilling lecture and discussion about the field of design, my most interesting and appealing class. Today I met the seven other people who compose the group I will be working with for the next ten weeks. We were placed together because, out of the four possible project choices, we chose to work on the same project: the creation of a tower which is both lighter and stronger than the one created in a class last semester. I chose this project because I have a strong background in building structures with DI and it interested me, especially after just finishing a course in Statics, a field which will be very applicable to this project. I’m very excited about the class and plan to ask the teacher about possible design internship possibilities around London.

My last class was titled Higher-Further Spanish, and it is the second most advanced Spanish class offered by Queen Mary. I felt overwhelmed at first, but at the end of the class I decided it was the right level for me: it is difficult, which means I will learn quickly, but not so difficult that I have no clue what’s going on. Unfortunately, since I’ve decided to stick with this class, I will have six hours of class every Thursday.

Tomorrow is an important day, because tomorrow is the last day to change courses and I still need to drop my physics class and add a different class. Sadly, the Scriptwriting course in which I was interested is full, so I am left with only one obvious option: a class for tourists entitled “Architecture in London.” I will go talk to the department counselor tomorrow to see if I can squeeze into one of the two available sections, and if not, I have a problem on my hands. I’ll have to find another course I’m interested in here at Queen Mary, talk to the appropriate counselor about its availability, hope that the answer is positive, and fill out my course amendment sheet with the required information to alter my schedule. Things are infinitely easier with USC’s online system, and I am experiencing painful longing, sentimental feelings for it right now, possibly marking the first time anyone has ever felt genuine affection for a computer system.