October 12th, 2009
Let me give you the run down, I went to Nicola Rastall (my international student organizer here, and just one of the nicest people) this morning to sort out my registration, but I forgot most of my papers in the room! Since I only had about an hours sleep last night due to jet lag, I wasn't surprised. Anyway, she gave me the course registration sheet and I went along with my course choices to the philosophy and psychology depts. (which are right next to each other!) and they signed me up for all of my first choices! I hit the Psych dept. last, and when we were done, June, my psych advisor here, asked me if I was ready to get started that morning. To which I replied "I've had less than 2 hours sleep, bring it on!". I was then escorted to my first class Psych 357: Cognitive Psychotherapy.
LOVED IT. Every minute. I know that's what I want to do. The professor was awesome, and it's a very hands on class. My favorite aspect about it remains that we are, in essence, learning the methods of Rational-Emotive-Behavior-Therapy through practice rather than exams. I can't wait for my chance to tear that class apart. Definitely feels different, but in so many ways incredibly awesome.
My next class starts 3 minutes after that one, Cognitive Psychology 201. I had a bit of trouble finding the department it was in (the biology building). So I was a little late, but when I got there I tried my best to jump in and get going. Most of the topics I have heard in passing before, so I hadn't missed all that much. Very much more science in that one, but still fascinating. Easy to review with the right techniques though (nod to Dr. Dufour). I had an hours break after that, in which I got my forms from my room for Nicola, got a Lucozade (one of the best drinks in the world) and a bacon roll, signed up for classes, got my library card, internet sorted out, then trekked back to the psychology dept. for the "seminar" section of the Psych 201. Which is essentially a lab discussion. There are like 7 people in the group. Result!
So, that's the basic rundown of my first day here. I don't have class again until Wednesday, research methods for 3 hours! Tomorrow I am going to the bank to sort out my debit card, pay the first installment of rent (which is much cheaper than I originally thought), and get some of the reading knocked out for next week's stuff. I've got a lot if intense reading to do and I can't wait to get started. I'm strange like that.
That's all for now, I am going to start looking over my notes from today, then I might go to the pub for one to celebrate today.
Hey how are you,
ReplyDeletehow is everything else at Lancaster?
such as the campus, and how about your dorm room? And the people?