Hello!

So I'm starting off on the blog a little late, but it's all good. We're past the Labor Day mark and heading into the many weeks of no three-day weekends and no short breaks, so I thought this would be a good time to briefly talk about what's been going on since I got here three weeks ago.

Okay, so I'm Kristine. I'm a freshman here at Coe, and planning to major in history and minor in either creative writing or religion. I'm a huge self-proclaimed nerd. I love books and history and learning cool stuff.

As a freshman, I've finally gotten (pretty much) used to things. Orientation was a blast, and kept us busy almost 24/7. It was also the first week of cross country practice which left me sore and bitter at living on the third floor of Voorhees (a feeling which hasn't quite disappeared).

The first two weeks of classes have been great. I'm taking classes that I really enjoy, so homework isn't quite as tedious as it was in high school. Right now, I am taking:

-FYS: First Year Seminar. Mine is "Monsters, Freaks and Others" which is really fun. We talk about the psychology behind monsters and why we need them and we're going to be watching a TON of movies this term. My favorite kind of learning!

-Belief and Unbelief: This is a religion course, which is basically an introduction to religion. We haven't gotten into the core of it yet, just talking about the study of religion as a whole and not a specific religion, but I can tell that it is going to be fantastic.

-History of Western Civilization: This may sound like a bore for most of you, but I'm a total history nerd. So I read the textbooks with glee and take as many notes as humanly possible. It starts at nearly the beginning of (recorded?) time, and ends around 1500. So we've got a lot to cover!

-Intro to Gender Studies: This is a wonderful course. It isn't just for women, as it is about gender, not feminism. We're learning about feminism first, but we'll also be learning about male gender issues, among other things. Most of the class thusfar has been an intro and even though there is a lot of work (reading and responding to the readings), it's really fun and it's made me think about a lot of things a different way.

I'm really excited for this week because in most of my classes, we're getting away from introductory materials and into the core of the subject. But before I head off to my 9:30 class, I'm going to watch Ghost Hunters on Hulu, so I'm outta here. :)