Second week of classes has started, and I’m in the library. As per usual. I have settled into a routine of spending most of my day here. Problem Based Learning (the UM pedagogical method) requires a lot of independent study time. It’s fine, I am enjoying my classes, but it also means I spend a lot of time in the library.
Today we (the Macalester group) are having dinner at Nathalie’s house! Nathalie is one of our program coordinators in the Center for European Studies. She is really nice, and we finally get to meet her daughter Indigo! Indigo is a baby, and super cute. Also, she has an oven, so I finally get to bake. I’m making a plum pie. This is also good news because it means I get to leave here at 3:30 at the latest so I can drop my books off at the Guesthouse before going to the store and Nathalie’s house. Lelde is helping me bake.
Alright, I really want to get all of my reading done before 3:30 so I only have to write out notes tonight after we get home from dinner at Nathalie’s. There is no end in sight. Perhaps the weather is just getting me down, I haven’t seen a proper summer in over a year. Today the weather can’t decide if it wants to rain, snow, or be sunny. Either way its cold, and I hope it isn’t precipitating while I am biking home from the library.
Until next time…
