The First Week

Well, I've successfully made it through the first week of school. It was a little difficult, but I think I've found my stride. I'm actually really excited for my classes. This is one of those semesters where I love being an art major. I'm taking two classes where pretty much all we get to do is look at works of art. This may not sound like fun for some people, but I love it. One of my many plans in life is to get my Masters degree in Art History (or something equivalent to that). I love doing the readings for class and I love hearing the discussions about it. Why wouldn't you love it when there are so many pictures to look at? I'm also taking 2 music classes. Symphony is always fun and I enjoy it. But this semester I'm trying something new. I'm taking a class called Group Organ Instruction. It's supposed to give us the skills so that we can be the ward organist. The path that led me to this class was very frustrating, but I think it's going to be fun. We had our first class yesterday and played a little bit. The teacher told me she thought I was going to be very good at playing the organ. We'll just see how that opinion holds out for the rest of the semester. I'm also taking a business class. It's going to be interesting because I've never taken a class like this before. But it will be good for me. I think it will take a lot of time, but it will all be stuff that will help me in starting my own studio.
The roommate situation is definitely starting to get better. I'm learning that I don't have to hide in my room all the time (although sometimes I do just because the rest of the apartment is so cold) and that the girls I'm with are actually pretty nice. It just takes awhile for me to get used to new people. But I've successfully talked to all of them at least a little bit, except one. That's the other roommate who always hides in her room. I've tried a couple times to start a conversation, but no response yet. I'll just keep trying. But I think this semester will actually turn out to be pretty fun. I'm looking forward to it.