Blurbs From Eunee's Mind (and Life)

It's amazing how despite all the griping I've come this far in the semester. I know it's not of my own doing. I have not been a good student this semester and have griped about all the philosophical round-and-round arguments/discussions we seem to have week after week. I can't believe I don't even turn off my phone anymore during class. I really have to have an attitude adjustment. But I just can't seem to get over the fact that even if our "foundation" of sorts is necessary in some way we are not knee-deep in the issues that face our field as well as our society from a social welfare perspective. Social justice, social change, and social action are largely absent from our discussions and our classes. Research experience is at the periphery and yet we're expected to become good researchers at the end of our program, probably as a result of the struggle we go through when we conduct our dissertation. I think this semester for me has been a challenge...

Today was the last day of classes for my first semester back in school, and I must say that I am relieved and happy about it, although I cannot believe that it's already over! I just checked my grades for my Biostats exam and I did quite well! I was so excited I called my friend Sylvia and jumped up and down, sharing the news with her. I'm so excited because I was quite anxious about this exam. My final grade hasn't been posted yet, but still, I got to see my grade for the final exam. Anyway, it is quite amazing to find myself at the end of my first semester. I have at least 7 more semesters to go before I'm finished, but hey, who's counting? Heh heh. I have adjusted to a new life and a new climate. It definitely is different out here, compared to southern California; and the weather? Well, let's just say that I laughed at myself when I told my friend this morning that it was a comfortable 43 degrees Fahrenheit, even with it feeling like 38. It's about 50-so...