Finally...settling into my second year of graduate school! Just thought I'd put a picture or two up from my Natural Resources and the Environment orientation (my first year was focused on Public Policy, my second year will be a combination of the two programs, and who knows about my third year!)Anyway...I have to keep this unfortunately short, but if I blog a little at a time then perhaps updates won't be so intimidating. :-)
So...I guess I'll do most of my updates as things come up in conversation. Otherwise,
this would be one very long, dull entry.
Right now, things are keeping pretty dang busy. I'm taking 13 credits, but this will likely turn into 15 within the next few weeks...I certainly hope so, as I'm doing the work for those extra 2 credits! This semester is the most difficult I will have as a graduate student. None of my classes (Environmental Governance, Ecology, Regression Analysis, and Foreign Policy) can be put on a back-burner, nor can the club I'm active in. Additionally, my master's project is gathering momentum, despite coming onto the scene 6 months early (hence the 2 credits that'll be added to the schedule). It's exciting, challenging, and a bit overwhelming. At least my adviser was understanding and let me cut my work hours back to 4/week rather than 12. That schedule, coupled with crazy courses, fund-raising for February's trip to Senegal (for the club I'm a treasurer for), and helping to get this project off the ground, was going to make me a stress case if I kept trying to do it all! So, horray for taking care of that!
Anyway...
As mentioned earlier, the pictures are from SNRE (School of Natural Resources and the Environment) orientation. They took us to the biological research station on the northern part of Michigan's lower peninsula, where we proceeded to enjoy our little shacks (mine was right on the lake, and I had an awesome shackmate), have bonfires, swim, shock fish (nothing like wading in electrically charged water to make you appreciate waders), raft, and generally enjoy the outdoors.
Must go, though! Tons to get done between now and Monday! Heck, tons to get done between now and 5:00 this afternoon. :-)
