My life as a college student began this past Monday, August 18th. I had to wake up at 5:30 in the morning so I could grab a ride from my dad; for those who don't know, I don't drive. I will starting this December, though! But that's beside the point. I got to school at 6:30ish, a full 1 and 1/2 hours before my first class. Not only did that make me angry, it helped me make LCC history. I was literally the first student on campus for the Fall 2008 semester. Total win.
The man who was there had literally just gotten to the building where I was, and I saw him unlock the building, turn on the lights, etc. Pretty awesome stuff, if you ask me. I waited around for a while, just hanging out, and I even saw a couple of familiar faces. Time went on, and it was time for time for my career at LCC to begin. Where better to start than a remedial math course?
MAT 070 - yes, MAT with no "h", was my first class at 8 AM. High school algebra all over again. I thought I was done with you forever! Our teacher, Kevin Parker, seemed like a solid guy and I'm currently getting along with him just fine. The past couple of days has been pretty basic stuff, so not much needs to be said here.
Had an hour break, so I got some grub. For any LCC students reading this, the grill at the student center rules. I bought a sausage/egg/cheese sandwich, and it was one of the best I've ever had. Get on that shit.
ENG 111 - Expository Writing. I have a few friends in this class, so it doesn't seem so bad thus far. Christine Bates, my instructor, seems like a personable, family type of woman. Not very intimidating, which was my expectation for my English teacher.
I'm going to go into detail here because we had a reading assignment on a lady named Nancy Mairs (if my memory serves me correctly), a radical feminist and pacifist who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. Her essay portrayed the media as it truly is -- domineering. The media in this age, is such a double standard. Every day we hear about trivial things, who broke up with who, which person died, but in the end, its almost as if it always falls back on the "beautiful" and "perfect" people.
Mairs' main point in the essay is that she would like to see more people with disabilities to be portrayed on television. Obviously, this is seen as troublesome by many. It shows vulnerability, and it shows how spineless the media can be. We ostracize those who are different thant us, and that's the way it always has been.
She goes on to talk about how she saw a television movie based on a woman who was diagnosed with a debilitating disease, and apparently her doctor falls in love with her. When she learns her diagnosis, her plan was to leave the country to go about her business and carry out her personal wishes. The doctor, being the shining knight he is, went after her in an attempt to stop her. Before she could leave the country, they talked, and she opted to stay with him rather than do what she wanted. Dependence over independence. Not exactly the portrayal Mairs or I want to see.
I'll probably expound even more upon that essay at a later time, but I definitely recommend reading it. I'm sorry if I gave the wrong name, I don't have my english textbook near me to clarify.
SPA 111 - Introduction to Spanish. "Why are you in this class?" I'm sure you're asking me that right now. The credit hours, duh. I actually had the option to challenge the course and go ahead and take the final exam, but I passed on that. Was the dumb of me, knowing I probably could have aced it? Probably. I like my current teachers though! Carrie Carman is awesome, down to earth, and very knowledgeable. Hopefully my girlfriend won't hate her too much, haha. Kidding!
My Spanish lab teacher, Sra. Cavenaugh, is cool too, and she's giving me my first job as a Spanish tutor. I'm finally going to be making that money! But yeah, the Spanish class and lab are both pretty basic stuff.
And finally SOC 210 - Intro to Sociology. Our teacher has been gone since day one due to an emergency operation on her gallbladder, so I wish her a speedy recovery. We've watched videos on Cuban and Chinese Americans, so that' all I can pretty much say. My good friend David is in that class, so that's a bonus.
I realized that this blog was long, but I had to bring all of you readers up to speed on what was happening in my life. I'm growing up! College life isn't as glamorous as all of the frat comedy movies make it out to be, though. Maybe when I make it university it'll be more exciting.
However, I'm looking forward to my time here at LCC, and can only hope that I will push my boundaries as a student. Here's to high hopes!
-Mario
The Earth Will Shake.
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