~La Clase De Español~

I currently am taking Spanish 202 here at the U of A and I have really been enjoying it. My teacher this semester is awesome and she makes class always fun and interesting. I have this class four times a week so that definitely says something. My 201 class here was one of my least favorite classes. It is so interesting that having a great teacher can definitely make the class so great and that having a bad teacher can just make the class terrible. Throughout high school I also took Spanish all four years and I am now debating whether I want to make Spanish my minor. In reality after looking up a Spanish minor, it doesn’t seem too difficult for me to obtain. I was planning to take classes throughout college in Spanish anyway so I would be able to keep up with it. To enroll in the next level Spanish class here I would need to declare Spanish as my minor and they are already beginning the process of having people sign up for the 251 class currently. Having such a great experience this semester with Spanish I think I definitely want to go on. Also I believe that Spanish will be really helpful for my future. When applying for jobs and other programs it will definitely be an asset to have. In my intended career as a doctor I feel this will be a necessary skill since so many people in Arizona speak Spanish. Knowing this I will need to go declare my Spanish minor this week so I can therefore register into my Spanish 251 Spanish class!

Family Visits...A good or bad thing?

While often having the family staying with you at your house can be great fun it can also at times be very stressful…As you may remember I still live at home and my mom’s brother and his wife have been staying with us at our house since December 3rd. Luckily for us we have a guest house attached to our house, so it is much more comfortable for them and us for them to stay there. We still eat and visit with them though everyday that they have been here. While I am very happy to see them so often it is also very weird having someone else at our house all the time. I really enjoy spending time with my family, so I enjoy them being here…but having been over two months now it is time for a little break. They are leaving on Monday morning to start their very long, cold and not so fun drive back to Illinois. They have really enjoyed the weather here and I am sure once they get back to all the snow and cold they will soon want to come back for another long visit. Since they are leaving so soon, on Saturday morning I cooked breakfast for the family. Since my mom’s side of the family is Swedish I made homemade Swedish pancakes, and they were quite delicious if I do say so myself! Since they have been here I have made them a couple times and I am starting to get even better at making them now. We also went out for gelato tonight, at a place called Frost in town. It is always good and we all enjoyed that sweet treat! It has been a fun trip for both them and us, and there is already talk of them coming again next winter so it will be nice to have a little break and then to see them again!

*New Movie - Valentine's Day!*

First off, Happy Valentine’s Day class! I know it seems like people either love or hate this holiday...but I just went and saw the new movie Valentine’s Day tonight! I really enjoyed the movie, and it is the perfect date movie. That is if you enjoy chick-flick type movies or romantic comedies. This movie has many big name actors and actresses in it, and they make this movie one definitely in my opinion worth seeing. Some of the actors/actresses that were in this movie were Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Julia Roberts, Jessica Alba, Bradley Cooper, George Lopez, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Taylor Swift, and Taylor Lautner among others. Without giving too much away I think it can be assumed that this like many other romantic comedies ends in a very predicted way. Valentine’s Day does however have some interesting parts that I didn’t expect in it. Basically this movie is about a bunch of different relationships and their endings that is set in Los Angeles. It is like a twisted love story and some of the love stories connect. This movie definitely plays on the idea of cute romance and “tugging at peoples heartstrings”. The theater was generally made up of mostly women of all ages, and a couple of men that were taken to this movie on dates. I would recommend this movie to a mostly woman audience simply because it doesn’t involve much action, it is comical in many scenes that pertain to women and it is a true romantic comedy film. If this movie however doesn’t seem interesting enough to you, some other possible movie choices for Valentine’s Day are Pretty Woman, The Notebook, Dear John, Sleepless in Seattle or Love Actually.

Clubs in College?!?

I don’t know about you but for much of my life I have been a part of different types of clubs and organizations. Schools, parents and teachers often find that students involved in more clubs and organizations tend to do better in school and therefore they tend to be heavily promoted. In high school I was in the science club, National honor society, Model UN, Key Club and the interact club. It kept me very busy and I had a club just about every day, but I really enjoyed meeting all the people and learning new things from these clubs. Since I have been in college I have realized how clubs can pretty much be made based on any interest you may have. Here at the University of Arizona there are clubs for all interests imaginable. There are clubs for many of the majors offered on campus. From sororities and fraternities, religious clubs, the bowling club, astronomy club, Hawaii club and even the Elevation ski and snowboarding club there is something interesting for everyone. I am currently involved in the American Medical Students Association, Blue Chip and the Physiology club. They are all very fun and helpful because they relate to my major and allow me to meet with people that have very similar interests as myself. With all these clubs offered there’s sure to be a club that interests you! I would highly recommend getting into something that you enjoy to meet people like you and to have fun. Also clubs can help you connect with the community, for community service and for future job opportunities.