One of my favorite songs ever ever ever ever ever.
I don't always look forward to Fridays because I have a lot of free time and it's the weekend so I feel obligated to do a lot of work (and not waste the time).
But yesterday I realize it's great to chill a little. I only have one class that is just a 1-credit/S-N seminar on getting into research. It's pretty fun. My professor was extremely hilarious yesterday. We were discussing lab safety, and she made it so funny (and awkward sometimes).
Met up with Stephen (and sadly no Jenna again) at Mapps as usual. I love that place. It's a coffee shop on the West Bank, if you don't know. I met some of Stephen's friends and later we went to another of his friends' apartment. Haha, I won a game of poker. I'm proud of myself. It was really fun. Reminds me how I need to have more of a social life (and encourage someone else to do so as well).
I took the city bus home at night (late at night) for the first time. It wasn't a big deal. I mean, I saw a drunk person doing weird things like walking into the middle of the street and then coming back to the sidewalk when a car comes by, and then kicking stuff into the street. But overall it was fine.
Tomorrow I have to tutor for at least three hours (three students one right after another--physics then chemistry then physics again. I don't mind though. By the way, if you search for my name at the university website, they actually list my job at the MAC down under my profile. It's so cool :)
Tutoring rocks. Seriously. I mean, ideally I'd like to do a better job. But individualized attention in learning is an amazing thing. One of these days I'd like to read up on the philosophy of education.
Oh, and philosophy club next week! Except... I might have to skip a Y-Scholars seminar to go, but I'm more inclined to go to phil. club...
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I love this! The 'chill' time you had yesterday sounds superb. And by the way, you make tutoring sound ridiculously fun!
ReplyDeleteP.S. How did you get into your tutoring job?
ReplyDeleteThe job (or something similar) was posted on the U employment listing. I noticed someone who I knew from Y-Scholars last year worked there, so I asked her if we need a cover letter and reference and all that other stuff the site asked for. She contacted her boss for me, and it was easier from that point because I just had to email him my resume (and ignored the employment listing stuff).
ReplyDeleteApart from having to walk sooo far to Bierman (it's a block from McDonalds in Dinkytown) just to tutor for about an hour, I like it. I've managed to make the schedule fit a little better for me :)
General note on what I wrote: I meant "a better job" at tutoring, not having another job completely!
Ahhh sweet. :] That sounds like good networking right there.
ReplyDeleteOh I know! Bierman is kind of far. I presented be-WISE-er (my student group's alcohol program) there last week three times for athletes, and luckily they were all in the morning, so I was able to hop off the bus right across from Bierman. :P
I bet you're a wonderful tutor, Amara! Keep it up. :]