Well, it's officially summer term! It will be over in like 7 weeks or something crazy like that! So far it's been just grand. :)
Originally I was signed up for Chem, Book or Mormon 2, Physical Science, and Zumba. But I dropped my chemistry class after the third class. Haha, we weren't even to the actual chemistry stuff yet, just dogey math stuff that was SO boring and I haven't taken a math class since 2010... so it was pretty rough! I was sitting in the park one day trying to chug through it, but it just wasn't happening. So instead I made a list of the reasons why I'm in college and why I want to further my education anyway. I came up with several reasons, #1 being that with my degree I want to be able to help the less fortunate transform their lives and be better off. Then I thought to myself, "If that's my main goal, then WHY did I decide to do PDBio?" and the answer is because I like the classes that you get to take for that major. Which is great, nothing wrong with that, but I just felt like it wasn't exactly in line with my main goal. SO I dropped that chemistry class like it was on fire and signed up instead for an Intro to Sociology class.
So far it's been pretty cool. Sociology is defined as "the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society. AND I get to read a book that I'm super excited about, that talks about fathers who leave their wives and young babies. It sounds terrible, but wouldn't it be cool to know the psychology/sociology behind that kind of stuff? The WHY? And to hear what those fathers have to say about it? I'm intrigued. It should be here in the mail any day now! :D
I chose to take that class because as I considered and pondered and weighed my options, social work has really stood out to me. Specifically clinical social work. At this point, I'm thinking I would love to work especially with people who have addictions to drugs/alcohol. I saw a ton of that stuff on my mission, and I grew to love those people with a special part of my heart. I always wanted to know how to help them, because I literally saw it destroying their families and their lives. I can't think of anything that would bring me more joy than to see people leaving that stuff behind forever! I know it's emotionally very difficult, but I think it would be well worth it.
The thing is, there's no "social work" major at BYU. However, there is one at BYU-I. So that's another thing to consider... I just need to go to the advisement center and get it all figured out. :)
Anyway. In other news...
ZUMBA IS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME. It is so dang fun in there! And I don't think I have ever sweat so much in my life. Never. It is such a good workout, and it gives me tons of energy! It's pretty much the highlight of my day, Monday through Thursday. It's so fun. Everyone should take a zumba class at some point in their life. Boys included. There's only 2 guys in my class (it's a class of around 60, I think), but one of them is so much fun to watch. He gives it all he's got, and shakes his scrawny white boy hips like there's no tomorrow. It's hilarious! hahahaha
Speaking of fun things, a couple weeks ago I went to the park behind the temple with a friend (NOT A BOYFRIEND, mind you) and we rolled down the GIANT hills that are back there. It was so fun. I don't think I've ever been so dizzy in my life! The next day I had a bruised hip and a gross rash all over my arms and my tummy, but I think it was worth it. and the rash went away a couple days later. :)
I went to a little Brazilian party thing a couple weeks ago. It was in Salt Lake, so I went up there with Laura (my trainer in Brasil) and some boy that she didn't want to be alone with. Haha, third wheeling is sooooooo awkward. The party was small and expensive to do anything and hot as blazes, but the food was DELICIOUS (I had coxinhas and agua de coco!). We stayed for a little bit, spoke in Portuguese with some Brasilians, (who were surprised and impressed that a bunch of blonde white girls could speak portuguese), and then headed home. It was cool.
And tonight for fhe, we're going to some mountain that Wesley knows about that has a natural water slide that you can slide down! Hopefully it won't rain; it's been cloudy allll day. But it should be super fun!
Well, I think that's enough for one post! But stay tuned for the trips to Shell and Meg's houses, they were a BLAST.
