Quite a different semester

January 31, 2014

Hello all! I'm at work right now, but I really don't have anything to do so shh! I typically do homework, but I figured I'd write a post. I really don't even know if people still read this blog, because, let's face it, I have far fewer and less exciting adventures in Boston than in Sydney--especially in the brutal cold weather we've been having.

Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, I am now working in the Events & Conferences department of BU as the Summer Conference Housing Intern. I'm finally starting to figure out how to prepare a contract. I wonder what I will be doing in the summer. At that point, all the contracts should have been completed and I will be awaiting the groups to come. I'm excited, but I also hope I have more to do than I currently do right now. However, I do have to say, the schedule this job allows me is much less hectic than when I worked in catering. I work 16 hours/week but they are all during normal work hours. I used to work 15-20 hours a week or more within three days (typically on the weekend, but in the evenings too) and it would be taxing on my body. I don't mind the crazy hours of hospitality, but I think for the time being this is healthier for me (I also do brief workouts a few days a week!) and more conducive to my doing well this semester. Once I've graduated and no longer have classes, I expect to be working some long days in the industry.

As for classes, I am currently taking Strategic Marketing, Accounting, Revenue Management, Deaf Literature and Folklore, and American Sign Language 3. I feel like I have significantly more work to do this semester than last Spring based on the classes I'm taking. I do have to say that ASL 3 probably takes the most brain power, followed by Accounting and then Deaf Lit. I am pretty surprised to see how far I have come in ASL. It is still difficult to understand when people are signing quickly (particularly spelling names), but it is slowly becoming easier to comprehend. In Deaf Lit, we talk a lot about stories and structure (of both hearing and non-hearing authors/artists). It's an interesting class, but rather long (3 hours!) for a literature class. One of our assigned books, The Storytelling Animal, is quite good! I would recommend that you read it, especially if you enjoy fictional books/TV shows. It is non-fiction, but it is told like a story and will seriously make you think about why you like your shows and stories.

Last night, my friend Kerry invited me and our other SHA friends over to her place for dinner. She made delicious pasta and foccacia bread--yum! Sam also brought some salmon, cod, and quinoa salad from her seafood cooking class. Everything was so delicious. It was a nice evening spent with them, Kathryn, and Poon. All of us haven't been in Boston together since Fall 2012 I believe. They were one of the first groups of friends I made in SHA and we still get along really well (and laugh at each other in the process), so it's nice when we are able to have these get-togethers.

That's about all for now. If you still read this, let me know! :)