The first week of class is done...and what a week it has been. Every day this week I have attended two 2 hour lectures on Music History and Art History with an hour for lunch in between. Its certainly been a change from any class I've taken so far at Georgia Tech; its been nice to use the right side of my brain for a change. Being in a musical setting is like meeting an old friend...its been almost two years since I've sat in concert arch and listened to someone speak musical vocabulary. Art has also been a good experience. Having never been in any type of art class before, I've never been exposed to so many of the different facets of art appreciation and interpretation. Definitely a new and exciting experience! The two hour lectures do get a little long, but I am in good company and so far it hasn't been all that bad. Our professors seem wonderful-- a little "off beat" but in the best way possible. Traveling with them will be a wonderful experience.
Aside from class I've been getting together the finals of the trip. We had a group meeting this week where we were given a more detailed itinerary and our flight numbers, making everything seem even more real and that much more exciting! We are starting to get to know the personalities of some of the other students we will be traveling with...and its going to be one crazy trip, thats for sure. There is a great mix of people in our group; everything from the quiet, reserved, bookworm type to the most loud, rather obnoxious, wild ones. Hopefully we fit somewhere in the middle. We've already picked out the potential trouble makers for the trip and we're anticipating some very interesting stories coming from them. In the words of Dan, our group leader: "I don't want to single anyone out, but honestly, I'm a little worried about you."
I'm back at home now for the weekend, or at least until late Sunday afternoon. I am trying to soak up every moment in my home with my family that I can. I didn't anticipate leaving to be this difficult, but already it has been more emotional that I imagined. Ten weeks away is beginning to seem like a very long time!
Well thats all the ramblings I have for now. I'm not sure when my next post will be; there is a good chance I won't report again until I've left. Goodbye for now!
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