Hello All

Happy belated Valentine's Day! My weekend was excellent, and I did have a Valentine...yay!. Classes are going well, I am very pleased with my Gender and Education course with Peter Kuriloff and Psychology of the African-American with Howard Stevenson. My thesis is going well also. I turned in my first draft last Tuesday (20 pgs) which means I have some more work to do on it, but I should be able to come up with 10 pages in three months!! I am enjoying the whole thesis process though. I love writing, especially when I have time to enjoy it. Oh...I have also been working on my independent study project as well. Melissa and I are planning a trip to Spelman to interview ADW (African Diaspora and the World) faculty and to interview students. I am secretly hoping that the project won't create unnecessary work for me as I was hoping that the work that I would be doing for my thesis could also be a major part of the indepedent study, but I see the project going in another direction. ):

I am feeling really good this semester. I was a little stressed out last semester because of the newness of the school, city, being away from home, etc. Going home made me realize that school is very temporary not my WHOLE life! I also realized that I don't have to pull my hair out to do well so I'm trying not to take myself or the whole school thing too seriously. I'm also taking more time for myself and by myself (which is really my raven) and taking better care of myself spiritually. I am looking forward to finishing up in May and going back home.

My grandma offered her home to me rent free, she is moving out. It's in a great location (Midtown Atlanta) and I am really looking forward to being close to my friends. I spoke with my school principal and he mentioned switching me from 1st grade to 3rd grade!! I am feeling very reluctant about this but I'm trying my best to stay positive about what I feel like will be a challenge. I am also considering going back to school in August for my Ed.S at Emory. I just love learning!! Such a nerd! I think it will keep me in the loop in terms of staying current with the research and allow me to build some more relationships/networks that I may not have been able to establish here as much. Plus, it would make my mom so proud, she got her doctorate there.

Today, I have been editing my group members' theses drafts. I really enjoy doing this and I hope that my feedback to them will be valuable. Later, bloggers.