Greetings from Bethlehem, PA!!

Springhouse Bethlehem, PA
Feb. 2008

If the title didn't give it away, I have flown home for fall break and am currently at home in rainy Bethlehem, PA!! I am so happy to be home, and I know, come Sunday, I will not want to leave. Today my mom and I went out to Target to get a few things, and then we went to Panera's for lunch (pumpkin spice latte, anyone???). Tomorrow I think we are going to Wegman's because it is the best grocery store on earth, and I love it so much. Sunday I am going over to my aunt's house for a 'Hallowiin' party (you can imagine what that entails... Isn't my family so creative??). It will be nice to see some of my family, and my best friend, Maggie, will also be there! I am very much looking forward to seeing them all.

On Sunday I will fly back to Columbia. My flight leaves from Philly at 3:35 PM. Currently I do not have a ride back to Capstone, but I hope someone at the airport can help me find a taxi. I'm pretty nervous about this, but I doubt it will actually be a problem.

In regards to Brent's presentation on Wednesday: I don't know if I learned much of anything, considering most every health course I've ever taken and AlcoholEdu covered all of these topics. Also, I haven't had any experiences at USC so far that were related to alcohol in any way, shape or form, and I plan to keep it that way. I have heard stories from people about other people who have gotten into trouble with alcohol, but that is about as wild as my college experience gets.

My advising session is on the twentieth of October, and I have some ideas of what I want to take next semester. I plan to continue with German, to finish my math credits with another logic course, and to finish my English credits with English 102 (maybe with Steve again, if I can manage it!). That leaves two empty spots. Right now I have three options I am considering:

1. Continue with Arabic.
2. Start with a Linguistics course (for my minor).
3. Start my required science course (probably will be Anthropology, but I also want to see what other options there are).

Of the three, I will probably choose science just to get that out of the way, and, depending on my grades, I will probably continue with Arabic so that I don't forget anything. Considering I only need 12 credit hours for my minor, I am pretty sure starting it my Sophomore year is not a risky move.

Yes well, I am off!!

Holland